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Shooting on Main Street

By Erica Jackson

This evening, around 5:00pm police say a Smithtown Parks police officer heard gun shots fired on Main Street. Upon arrival, the officer heard additional shots fired from an upper-level apartment on the south side of Main street near Maple Avenue. Suffolk County Police officers, as well as Smithtown Fire Department ambulance were on the scene within minutes.

According to police, the gunman, who is now in custody, shot at cars on Main Street. No one was injured, but two cars were hit, one of which is now missing one of its windows.

Police say several of the apartment’s occupants, two males, a female and a 21-month-old baby came out of the apartment on their own, however, a third male, who police have identified as the shooter, had to be removed by police.

Police have not yet released any other details.

Update on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 8:17AM by

Suffolk County Police have arrested a Farmingville man for firing a pellet gun at two moving vehicles on West Main Street in Smithtown on Tuesday, September 14.

Police received calls at approximately 5 p.m. reporting that a man in a second floor apartment at 118 West Main St. was firing shots on West Main Street near Maple Avenue in Smithtown, damaging the windows of two moving vehicles. Responding officers, with the assistance of the Emergency Service Section, surrounded the building and located the suspect.

Curtis Windheim, 24, of 30 Linden Lane, Farmingville, was arrested at approximately 6:30 p.m. and taken to St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center of Smithtown for evaluation.

Windheim was charged with Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, two counts of Criminal Mischief 4th Degree, and Resisting Arrest.

The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone who may have seen the incident or has any additional information to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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