July 10, 2024
On July 2, 2024, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Troopers in Sullivan County responded for a report of a suspicious subject in a vehicle at a business on State Route 97 in Barryville, New York. Troopers located the subject, who claimed to have a gun and stated that he would shoot the troopers.
New York State Police attempted to stop the individual, later identified as Paul Gosselin, age 63, from Augusta, Maine, when Gosselin fled to a secondary business on State Route 97 where he exited his vehicle. He then re-enters his vehicle and begins to drive in the direction of a Town of Lumberland Constable who was on foot in proximity to Gosselin’s vehicle on State Route 97. A Trooper on scene observed the vehicle accelerating towards the Constable and discharged rounds at the vehicle striking Gosselin one time. Troopers rendered first aid and EMS transported Gosselin to an area hospital where he is currently listed in stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing and further updates will be released as they become available. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the State Police in Middletown at 845-344-5300.
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UPDATE: Paul Gosselin was arraigned on July 9, 2024, in The Town of Fallsburg Justice Court. He was charged with the felonies: Assault 1st degree, Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer with a Deadly Weapon, Attempted Murder 1st degree of a Peace Officer.
He was additionally charged with the misdemeanors: Obstruction of Governmental Administration 2nd degree, Resisting Arrest, and Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, 3rd degree.
He was remanded to Sullivan County Jail without bail.