×

City Man, 68, Dies In Tuesday Evening Shooting

Jamestown police are investigating another homicide.

Around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the area of Newland and Forest avenues for a reported shooting incident. Officers found Doug Howie, a 68-year-old resident, at the scene suffering from a bullet wound.

The Jamestown Fire Department and Alstar Ambulance Service also responded and treated the victim of his wounds.

He was transported to UPMC Chautauqua and subsequently flown to Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa., where Howie succumbed to his wounds.

The homicide is the seventh in Chautauqua County since the beginning of the year.

The Jamestown Police Department is asking that anyone with information to please call the Jamestown Command

Desk at 716-483-7537 or the confidential tip line at 716-483-7722 (TIPS).

Starting at $2.99/week.

Subscribe Today