WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. September 27, 2006: Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety, Daniel Jackson has issued this statement to WPCNR, announcing the police have arrested an individual in the Tuesday afternoon shooting incident in the Winbrook area, in which a series of gunshots was reported approximately 4:30 P.M. The Commissioner issued this statement Wednesday evening to WPCNR:

There were no persons shot in the incident yesterday (Tuesday, September 26).
We have arrested 23 year old Chaz Thomas from Manhattan Ave., White Plains for reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon.  The fight was originally a street encounter between two other subjects.

Thomas and another suspect exchanged gunfire(5-9) rounds. without hitting anyone. (This incident) is not believed to be gang related at this time.

As for police presence in Winbrook, we have always maintained patrols there and will continue to do so. An officer there on an unrelated call called the incident in as it was happening.  We have an ongoing investigation, a number of  community people have come forward with information but we are always looking for more witnesses.

WPCNR notes that persons can contact the White Plains Police with information on this incident, with full confidentiality by contacting 422-6111.

Third Shooting in 4 Months.

The incident is the third shooting episode in the Ferris Avenue-Winbrook area in 4 months, and the fourth violent sequence in 7 months in the Ferris-South Lexington Avenue strip.

Louighy D'Haiti, 26, of Ferris Avenue was shot in the abodomen at 1:15 P.M. in the afternoon  September 11, and survived the attack after being shot and left in the gutter at Richard and Ferris Avenues. That investigation is ongoing and there have been no arrests.

Kevin Chambliss, 33, Captain of the 1993 White Plains High School Championship Football squad, and employee of the White Plains Youth Bureau, was shot and killed May 22 in front of the apartment building in which he lived on Ferris Avenue in broad daylight.

Jermaine Pelletier, a homeless youth, 20, who lived at the Court Street homeless shelter, was stabbed to death March 27, for disrespecting two other youths who were arrested and charged with his murder. Pelletier's wearing of a red bandana when he encountered his assailants was cited by police as one reason he was stabbed.