Police shoot unarmed man over a loud muffler

KINGSTON — A vehicle chase that ended with a 28-year-old Kingston man shot by police is under investigation, according to the state police at Kingston.


Police said that when they attempted to pull over a 1995 Honda driven by Raymond Snyder Friday morning for an inadequate exhaust system, the driver sped away and eventually fled on foot. He was shot by an Ulster County sheriff's deputy. The deputy was assisting state and Kingston city police.


Snyder was listed in critical but stable condition at a hospital in Albany County, according to police.

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