15-03-2025
Elmira man arrested after early-morning shooting
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — An Elmira man is facing charges related to an early-morning shooting that was reported through the City of Elmira's gunshot detection system.
Jaheim Brown, 23, was arrested following a police investigation into the shooting. According to the Elmira Police Department, officers went to Balsam Street near Broadway Street at 1:35 a.m. on March 15 after the city's Flock Raven acoustic gunshot detection system sent a notification about shots being fired to Chemung County's E911 Center. No one reported being hit by the shots.
Authorities say that police discovered that a vehicle was leaving the area at a high speed while officers were on the way to the area. An officer pulled the vehicle over near the intersection of Broadway Street and South Avenue, took the three people inside into custody, and called for assistance from the EPD Detective Bureau and the Gun Involved Violence Elimination Initiative Unit. Police reportedly found a defaced 9mm semi-automatic handgun that was loaded and spent shell casings, and they arrested Brown.
Brown was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a class C felony) and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a class D felony). Brown is currently being held at the Chemung County Jail.
Anyone who may have witnessed the shooting or who has information is asked to call theElmira Police Department at 607-737-5626 or leave a message on the anonymous tip line at607-271-HALT.
The Chemung County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police assisted the Elmira Police Department with the investigation.
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