Two shootings rock Albany Saturday night

Albany police said two shootings within minutes of each other on Saturday, May 16, left two 19-year-old men wounded and led to an attempted murder charge against one of them. Officers were first sent about 7:20 p.m. to the 300 block of Orange Street near Henry Johnson Boulevard, where they found a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the hand, according to Albany Police statements reported by NEWS10 and WNYT. Five minutes later, police were dispatched to Swinburne Park at 810 Clinton Avenue for reports of another shooting, authorities said. A separate call then brought officers to the 100 block of Benson Street, where they found another 19-year-old with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. ### Where did the two shootings happen? The first shooting happened on the 300 block of Orange Street near Henry Johnson Boulevard, Albany Police told WNYT. Officers treated the 19-year-old victim at the scene before he was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with injuries police described as non-life-threatening. The second investigation began at 7:25 p.m. at Swinburne Park on Clinton Avenue, according to Albany Police accounts carried by NEWS10 and WNYT. Police said officers found evidence consistent with gunfire there before being called minutes later to Benson Street, where the wounded 19-year-old was located. ### How are Swinburne Park and Benson Street connected? Albany Police said their investigation found the Swinburne Park and Benson Street calls were related. Officers determined that the 19-year-old found on Benson Street had been involved in the gunfire at the park, according to the department's account reported by local television stations. WNYT reported the Benson Street victim was treated on scene and taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. NEWS10 identified him as Terrell Davis Jr., 19, of Albany. ### Who was arrested, and what charges were filed? Terrell Davis Jr., 19, was taken into custody at Albany Medical Center Hospital, police said. NEWS10 reported that police charged him with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon after investigators concluded he was one of the people firing a handgun inside Swinburne Park. WNYT reported Davis was also arrested on an active warrant tied to a Nov. 5, 2025 incident. That warrant included charges of menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, WNYT said, citing Albany Police. ### What have police said about the victims' injuries? Police said both wounded men suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The Orange Street victim was shot in the hand, and the Benson Street victim was shot in the leg, according to Albany Police reports carried by WNYT and NEWS10. No additional victims were identified in the reports reviewed, and police did not publicly describe any other suspects. Authorities said the investigations into both shootings were continuing. ### What broader public-safety response is Albany describing? Mayor Dorcey Applyrs said on May 13 that Albany was expanding a coordinated public-safety strategy that includes the police department, the district attorney's office, Albany County agencies and community groups. In that city statement, Police Chief Brendan Cox said, "Public safety cannot rest solely on enforcement," describing a strategy that also uses community partners and support pathways. That city announcement was not issued in response to the May 16 shootings, but it set out the agencies and violence-prevention groups the city said it is using in its current public-safety approach. ### What happens next in the case? Albany Police said both shooting investigations remain open. Detectives asked anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigation Unit at 518-462-8039, and NEWS10 reported Davis was scheduled to be arraigned on Sunday morning.