ALSO READ | Long Island restaurant owner owes workers thousands of dollars in back wages, NY State says, * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. "In the suspects' room, there were materials that could be used to make explosives and some manuals regarding how to put explosives together," Cavaliere said. Legal Statement. Paul Kutz with family in a Facebook photo from 2013. On Oct. 11, an initial indictment against Johnson and Taylor released by the district attorney's office alleged the pair were staying together in a room that was reserved for Taylor by a third party. The Poughkeepsie Police Department received a 911 call of a disturbance at the Courtyard Marriott located at 2641 South Road around 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. the killing of Paul Kutz at the Courtyard by Marriott, Men arrested in fatal shooting at Poughkeepsie hotel, What we know, what we don't about Poughkeepsie killing, Where accused killer of Marist parent was before Courtyard, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting police and the district attorney's office in the investigation. Hotel guests told News 12 they dove from their beds onto the floor as they heard gunshots. A town of Poughkeepsie police officer confronted him and ordered him to get on the ground. "Our deepest condolences go out to the family, and weare offering the full support of the Marist community.". The two men in custody in connection with the Poughkeepsie hotel shooting that killed a Marist College student's relative Sunday are being investigated for a previous robbery and murder, three law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation said Monday. Check out our latest subscription offershere. Johnson and Taylor also had bomb-making materials and instructions in their room, police said. A superseding indictment announced by the Dutchess County District Attorney on Dec. 14 included new charges for Roy Johnson, who is accused of shooting and killing a 53-year-old man at a Courtyard . A deadly shooting forced the evacuation of a hotel in Poughkeepsie. They said witnesses at the scene have not been cooperative with the investigation. Earlier, a senior law enforcement official said the suspected shooter had a Glock switch on his handgun that made it fully automatic. It was "family weekend" at Marist, a few miles up the road from the Courtyard by Marriott. The two men taken into custody for the shooting at a hotel in Poughkeepsie are also being investigated as suspects for a previous robbery and murder, Jessica Cunnington reports. Johnson pleaded not guilty to all charges. Responding officers found Atiba Proverbs, 27, shot multiple times, according . During a search of the hotel, authorities say they found in one of the rooms a manual for building bombs as well as materials to make the explosive. Sources told News 4 that Kutz was visiting his child at the college, and neighbors said that he was friendly and helpful, and was a proud father. /. The sources identified the two as Roy Johnson Jr. and Devin Taylor. $24.99 + $1.99 shipping . "The suspect did not know the victim," Cavaliere went on. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the City of Poughkeepsie, at around 4:30am, on Saturday, June 18, at the Casablanca Grocery located at 386 Main St. Shooting:Man killed, two others injured in Poughkeepsie, Junior's Lounge:Driver dies, two rescued in Hyde Park crash, Poughkeepsie:Former football players hope alumni event helps community. Market data provided by Factset. ", Molinaro added that the crime did not specifically target Marist College and there is no known association between the suspects and the victim "or anyone at that hotel. By: News 12 Staff. 9 of 12 10 of 12 Poughkeepsie Police Chief Ron Knapp speaks during a news conference in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Pape said some of the shooting victims were from Poughkeepsie, but some were from Albany. The chaos unfolded over the course of a number of hours at the Marriott on South Road, with officers first responding to the scene at 7:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting and the discovery in the hotel room coming later in the investigation. City of Poughkeepsie Police responded to seven shootings, one stabbing, and multiple reports of shots fired in less than 48 hours. Police confirmed at the news conference the man who died had been the father of a Marist College student. Before heading to the Courtyard by Marriott on Saturday, Johnson and Taylor tried to get a room at the Holiday Inn, about three miles down the road on Route 9, said Imane Barrett, general manager of the Holiday Inn. Police did not say who shot Belton and who shot the third man. Roy A . His mugshot photo shows him wearing a blue top and with a face mask looped around one ear, with a beard and one eyebrow slightly raised. Police would not comment further on the Holiday Inn incident. The gunman then allegedly began arguing with people in the lobby, at which time the suspect opened fire on the victim, the outlet reported. All rights reserved. In 2017, she moved to New York to cover Middletown for the Times Herald-Record. Authorities are assuring the community there is no threat to the college. Here's what we know and what we don't know about the incident in the town of Poughkeepsie. Both men were remanded to Dutchess County Jail without bail. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro released a statement following the shooting, saying, "This is a terrible tragedy and we extend our prayers to the family and friends of the victim, as well as the entire Marist College community. NEW YORK A man was shot dead and pistol-whipped inside a bodega in Poughkeepsie early Saturday morning. He was also charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was cursing and yelling as he paced around the lobby near a barista bar, prosecutors allege. In recent years, school-aged residents have often been the perpetrators and/or victims of the violence. After a week full of superb team and individual performances, we've got a stacked list of nominees representing . A search of the building revealed "manuals related to the making ofexplosive devices, as well as materials with the potential to be used as explosives" in a hotel room, police said. At some point, once he exited the hotel, Johnson took off his jacket and balaclava and left them in the parking lot, along with an "electronic detector device," according to the indictment. Taylor, 26, was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail or $1 million bond, police officials have said. Copyright 2023 WABC-TV. ", "These were not individuals who were targeting anyone at the hotel that we're aware of," he added to Fox News Digital by phone on Tuesday. There is no word yet on a motive for the shooting. Hours: Tuesday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 8 p.m.; closed Monday . Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Officers with the Poughkeepsie Police Department were called to a Courtyard by Marriott on South Road near Evergreen Avenue in Poughkeepsie around 7:30 a.m. Sunday for a report of a "disturbance" that involved shots being fired, the agency wrote in a post on Facebook. The officer chased him around the building and courtyard until he eventually complied, according to court documents. The District Attorney's Office said the indictment would be filed in Dutchess County Court next week. He was remanded without bail. According to the investigation, led by state and Poughkeepsie police along with the county sheriff and the district attorney's office, the shooter had gone down to the hotel lobby to get coffee Sunday and got into an argument with some hotel staff and others. That gun, which took the life of an innocent bystander, sources said, is believed to have been found on the roof of his car, and a second weapon -- an apparent ghost rifle -- was discovered in the room both men shared. Stephanie Pagones is a Digital Reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. He continued shooting outside the hotel entryway and parking lot, firing another 22 rounds, according to the superseding indictment. NEW YORK 'RANDOM' SHOOTING PROBE NEAR MARIST FAMILY EVENT TURNS UP 'BOMB-MAKING' MANUALS AT MARRIOTT HOTEL, Undated photograph shows Paul Kutz, who was shot and killed in a random shooting in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Oct. 2, 2022. Johnson charged with 2nd degree murder. According to records from police, officers responded to a call at the Holiday Inn at 12:40 p.m. on Oct. 1 for a man yelling at an employee at the front desk. They did not know the victim, but are believed to be part of a gang . At this point of the investigation, the shooting appears to have been unprovoked.". An eastern Kentucky native, she began her reporting career covering government and politics in 2013 at The Daily Independent in Ashland, Kentucky. Lucy Yang has the details. Lt. Matt Clark of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. City Detective Lt. Matthew Clark said they had been hearing "third hand through sources that he had been moving from motel to motel in different states after the Villani homicide. The shooting took place around 7:30 a.m. Sunday at the Courtyard by Marriott at 2641 South Road, also known as Route 9. She would not say why, but "that caused a problem.". Records show he was booked into the jails custody around 2:11 p.m. on Monday. "When I saw the policemen, my heart sunk," Buscek added. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. John Bucsek was in Poughkeepsie to visit his daughter and was staying at the Courtyard Marriott. The last known addresses for Johnson, 35, and Taylor, 26, are in Hyde Park and the Town of Poughkeepsie. In a statement, the Dutchess County Department of Community & Family Services said the suspects were not known clients nor were they placed in the hotel by the county. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Market data provided by Factset. (Dutchess County Jail) State Police responded as well, though authorities stressed there was no active threat to the public. 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