Here's an updated recap. One gunman, 24, white (from my town of Saugerties). I have a last name, but authorities haven't released it yet. I don't know the individual, but another local said the fellow was possibly suicidal earlier in the day. Perhaps a "death by cop" scenario, but still speculation. Two were shot, 2 more had bullet holes in their clothing, and maybe a few minor injuries from broken glass and chaos. The worst hit young man is a National Guardsman, and he was listed in critical condition and may lose his leg. The NYS investigator said gun was "not exactly an AK-47", whatever that means. He said it's a legal weapon to own in NYS, and is a semi-automatic. Still being mum, but shooter did progress into middle of the mall where he was apprehended, and others say perhaps the echo and ricocheting of bullets caused folks to think there were more than one shooter.
Reminds me of this story. A guy walked into a Radio Shack in St. Petersburg and shot 3 people, then himself.
Three died altogether, including the gunman.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1284632/posts
I live near there too--what a big to do--first we heard masked gunmen in black were shooting up the Hudson Valley Mall; people lying in pools of blood, two gunmen still at large--this from the cashier at Mobil who said she got it from a police scanner. Ok, so, I think hmmm..masked gunman in black, black masks, random shooting--could be TROP, right? I throw my kid in the back seat, buckle up, dash home, lock all the doors, where are the shells for this damn thing? and then the story comes out as you described. I am not minimizing it at all, and I pray for the young Guardsman; it just shows you how stories can get out of hand. Especially when given life by the stupid MSM.