MONTICELLO, NY — At 10:50 p.m. on Saturday July 4, Village of Monticello Police responded to a reported disturbance at the Monticello Housing Authority Complex located on Evergreen Drive.

Officers observed a crowd of 150-200 persons in the area and subsequently located a 32 year-old male with a severe laceration to the head. With assistance from the Sullivan County Sheriff Office and New York State Police, the crowd was dispersed.

Monticello Police were additionally notified that a 51 year-old male was being treated at Garnet Medical Center in Harris for a gunshot wound to his right foot that had also occurred during the disturbance. Both victims declined to cooperate in providing information in how their injuries had occurred.

Anyone with information about this incident can contact Village of Monticello Police in confidence at 845-794-4422.