Mount Vernon Man Shot
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 22, 2022
Contact: Office of the Police Commissioner 914-665-2520
A Mount Vernon man was shot in the parking lot of a city supermarket this afternoon.
Shortly after 2 pm on Friday, July 22, 2022 Mount Vernon Police responded to the parking lot of Food Bazaar for a report of shots fired with a man hit. Upon arrival, officers found a man, later identified as 30-year-old, Miguel Moore, laying on the ground, suffering from a single gunshot wound to his upper right leg. Moore was transported to Jacobi Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
Mount Vernon Police ask that anyone with information regarding this incident contact the MVPD Detective Division at 914-665-2510, all calls will be kept confidential. You can also submit an anonymous tip via our “Text-A-Tip” by texting “MVPD” and your tip to 847411.