New Rochelle, NY – A 35-year-old man is facing felony charges after police recovered a loaded handgun hidden inside a couch following a shots fired incident on Webster Avenue last week.
At approximately 8:55 p.m. on September 24, New Rochelle police units responded to multiple reports of gunfire near Webster Avenue and Remington Place. Witnesses described the suspect as a Black male with short hair and a beard, possibly dressed in gray, and saw him run into 160 Remington Place after the shooting.
Officers secured an apartment inside the building while additional units set up a perimeter. Detectives later recovered one 9mm shell casing at the scene.
The suspect, identified as Kenneth Hairston, exited the apartment and was taken into custody without incident. A subsequent search revealed multiple 9mm rounds in a closet and a loaded SCCY 9mm handgun concealed in a couch.
Hairston has been charged under New York State law with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a C felony, and reckless endangerment in the first degree, a D felony.
The New Rochelle Police Department credited witnesses and residents for their cooperation in helping secure the arrest.
Cops say the suspect stepped out quietly, but the firepower left behind told another story.
