Albany PD investigate Saturday afternoon shooting near Madison Ave and Trinity Place
Albany Police responded to the area of Madison Avenue and Trinity Place for reports of a shooting on Saturday around 4:45 p.m., leaving one person injured.
Police discovered upon arrival that a 27-year-old male with a gunshot wound to his buttocks was self-transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities say preliminarily, the shooting stemmed from an isolated incident between the victim and a group of individuals.
Albany Police Department’s Emergency Service Team was deployed after police discovered the group of individuals had entered a residence on the 100 block of Madison Avenue after the shooting happened.
Within the residence, the Service Team executed a search warrant and determined the residence was vacant.
Authorities searched the residence and found a quantity of marijuana, a quantity of pills, and other items of evidentiary value.
Albany Police say the investigation remains active and ongoing. They ask anyone with information to contact the Albany Police Detective Division at 518-462-8039, and 100% anonymous tips may also be submitted online to Capital Region Crime Stoppers or by downloading the free P3 Tips mobile app.