08/21/2026
CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ARREST OF SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2026
On August 19th, 2026, members of the City of Poughkeepsie Neighborhood Recovery Unit and Detective Bureau supported by Poughkeepsie Joint SWAT, FBI Hudson Valley Safe Streets Task Force and United States Marshalls Service conducted an operation to arrest two subjects involved in a shooting incident that occurred on August 1st, 2026, near the intersection of Montgomery Street and South Hamilton Street in the City of Poughkeepsie.
During the early morning hours, a search warrant was executed at 31 South Clinton Street. Later that morning the United States Marshalls Service arrested 18-year-old Randall T. LAWRENCE, of Poughkeepsie, in Norfolk, Virginia. Lawrence has been charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C Violent Felony and one count of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, a Class E Felony. He is expected to be extradited to New York.
In the early afternoon hours, members of the Neighborhood Recovery Unit arrested 22-year-old Keyben LOPEZ, of Poughkeepsie. Lopez was charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a Class C Violent Felony. Lopez was later arraigned and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of bail.
A loaded handgun and other ballistic evidence had been previously recovered. The investigation into the incident remains active and was furthered by the cooperation of the community. Anyone who has additional information regarding this case or other criminal actions within the City of Poughkeepsie is encouraged to the department tip line at 845-451-7577.
