Binghamton Police Searching for Evidence in East Side Killing

Detectives enlisted K-9 units as they continued to look for clues in connection with a deadly shooting in Binghamton.

Investigators Tuesday returned to the scene of the confrontation that happened just east of the Walgreens Pharmacy.

29-year-old Tyshawn J. Hickman of Binghamton was shot in the head and chest around 5:45 a.m. Hickman and a 35-year-old man were found by police officers on the ground behind a building at 4 Montgomery Street.

Binghamton police secured the scene of the shooting near 4 Montgomery Street on August 8, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Hickman was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was taken to Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City with life-threatening head injuries. His name has not been made public.

Several shell casings were found in the area of the shooting. Police have not said whether a gun has been recovered in the case.

No description has been released of the suspects being sought in connection with the shooting.

Binghamton and Cortland city police vehicles on Montgomery Street on August 11, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Investigators Tuesday were assisted by units from the Cortland city police department and the Cortland Sheriff's Office in conducting an intensive search on and around railroad tracks off Montgomery Street.

Detective Captain Matthew Hodnik declined to comment while the search detail was underway.

Two city police patrols were monitoring activity in the area of Pancho's Caribbean Kitchen on Robinson Street when the shooting occurred Saturday morning.

People with information about Saturday's fatal confrontation may contact the Binghamton police detective bureau at (607) 772-7080.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Binghamton police at the shooting scene near Montgomery Street and Whitney Avenue on August 8, 2026.

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Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph: bob@wnbf.com.