SWAT Team Sent to Binghamton West Side After Shooting

Sections of two streets on Binghamton's West Side were shut down following a reported shooting incident.

Police responded to a report of shots fired on Brintnall Place between Main Street and Grand Boulevard around 2:20 p.m. Monday.

A shell casing was found in front of a residence at 2 Brintnall Place. Detectives interviewed people in the area and searched the street for other possible evidence.

There were no reports of injuries related to the incident.

A vehicle believed to have been linked to the incident was located at a residence at 17 Park Street, about two blocks from where the shot had been fired.

The Metro SWAT team was sent to the area to search the buildings at 15 and 17 Park Street for the suspect. The man who is believed to have fired the shot remains at large.

Police detained and handcuffed a man on Park Street. He complained to an officer that he had been inside his residence sleeping. He said he came outside to provide information to officers. He insisted he had done nothing wrong.

Johnson City police officers assisted by patrolling the city neighborhood looking for a possible suspect in the shooting.

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