Wallkill Man Shoots Mother, Assaults Cop: Police

A Hudson Valley man is accused of shooting his mother and assaulting a police officer.

On Tuesday around 10:45 a.m., members of the Town of Wallkill Police Department, in conjunction with the New York State Police, responded to a report of an assault with a weapon on Greenway Terrace.

Derrick Fields, 27, of the Town of Wallkill is accused of shooting his 45-year-old mother. The mother went to the location after someone reported her son was being violent, police say.

The mother was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center by a neighbor and is said to be in stable condition.

Fields was charged with assault, possession of a weapon, robbery, assault of a police officer and attempted escape.

He was remanded to the Orange County Jail on $150,000 bail or $300,000 bond.

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