
Binghamton High-Rise Killing: Man Charged in Fatal Shooting
A Binghamton man has been charged with murder after a woman was shot in the head inside a downtown high-rise apartment building.
Authorities said police were called to the Woodburn Court One tower at 21 Exchange Street around 11:50 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of shots fired.
When officers arrived on the seventh floor of the 11-story building, they found 54-year-old Sarah Hauer of Binghamton unresponsive in the hallway. She had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
Police said Hauer was a close friend of a resident of a seventh floor apartment. Investigators determined that Hauer was confronted by her friend's former boyfriend who shot her.
The shooter fled the scene of the attack. Members of the city police Community Response Team found the suspect a short time later.
Police said the suspect - 51-year-old Terell Heyward - was taken into custody as he left his apartment at 24 Isbell Street. He had a loaded .380 caliber handgun in his possession at time time.
Heyward has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Hauer's death. He also faces counts of criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of stolen property.
Heyward was arraigned in Binghamton City Court and ordered held at Broome County Jail in the town of Dickinson.
Police said the handgun confiscated from the suspect had been reported stolen in the town of Union.
People with information about the incident may contact the Binghamton police detective division at (607) 772-7080.
About the Woodburn Court One apartment building:
The 11-story structure with 148 apartments opened in September 1978 after a lengthy planning and construction process marked by bureaucratic delays.
The building is located on Exchange Street between North Shore Drive and Susquehanna Street.
The property was acquired by a pair of Los Angeles LLCs for $9,750,000 in October 2014.
The city of Binghamton agreed to a 20-year PILOT - Payment in Lieu of Taxes - deal with the new owners in April 2016.
Under the agreement, the city will be paid about $3.6 million over the two-decade period.

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