Sheriff: Windsor man fired at woman, later pointed gun at deputies before being shot

A Windsor man faces weapons and menacing charges, accused of first firing at a woman in her vehicle making a K-turn in his driveway on Cascade Valley Road, then exchanging gunfire early Saturday with Broome County Sheriff's deputies.

Jamie I. Crowley, 45, was jailed Tuesday after being released from the hospital, where he had been treated for a bullet wound to his shoulder from a sheriff's deputy's own firearm during the encounter.

At a news conference Wednesday, Broome County Sheriff David Harder said it began with a complaint around 10:45 p.m. Friday from a woman who had been driving on Cascade Valley Road in Windsor to visit a friend.

That night, Harder said, it was dark out and she wasn't familiar with that area, so she drove past the house she was looking for.

While the woman was making a K-turn in what turned out to be Crowley's driveway, he allegedly fired at her vehicle.

She drove back to Binghamton to report the shooting and she was interviewed around 11:15 p.m. by Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Tran, who along with another sheriff's deputy, went to Windsor to investigate.

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What we know about the shooting in Windsor

At 12:34 a.m. Saturday, the deputies showed up at Crowley's home. He met them while outside the house with his girlfriend and son and the porch light on, Harder said.

Crowley allegedly pointed a .44-caliber revolver at the sheriff's deputies after they arrived.

"They announced themselves, one saying 'police,' and the other saying, 'sheriff's office,'" Harder said at a news conference Wednesday, "before telling him (Crowley) to put the weapon down."

At 12:36 a.m., Tran fired a shot at Crowley and wounded him in the right shoulder. Crowley then fired one round at the deputies, Harder said, but both deputies were not hurt. They had taken shelter behind a pickup truck.

New York State Police, along with their Forensic Identification Unit, also responded to assist the sheriff's office on Cascade Valley Road. A search warrant revealed several firearms in Crowley's home, including a 9mm handgun, two assault rifles, a shotgun and multiple large-capacity magazines.

Harder said Crowley had a pistol permit in Pennsylvania, but other firearms were not registered in New York State per the SAFE Act.

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What charges have been filed in the Windsor shooting

The Broome County Sheriff's Office charged Crowley with the following felony counts:

• Aggravated criminal possession of a weapon.
• Third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
• Menacing a police officer.

Crowley was also charged with misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

If convicted of the aggravated weapon possession charge, he could face up to 15 years in prison.

What happens next with the investigation

Harder said the sheriff's office is conducting an internal review of the shooting, but he is confident the deputies followed procedure because they gave Crowley warnings and he had already shot at another person.

Broome County District Attorney Michael Korchak said his office will be reviewing the incident, including reports and witness statements, along with body camera footage from the scene. The case is expected to go to a grand jury in Broome County Court within the coming weeks.

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