Police search for armed Cooperstown shooting suspect
COOPERSTOWN – New York State Police along with the Village of Cooperstown Police and The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department, engaged in a manhunt Monday morning as a result of gunfire at a Main Street Cooperstown retailer.
Police searched throughout the day Monday as the Village's Main Street businesses as well as the Bassett Medical Center engaged in a “lock down” status for nearly four hours as police personnel cleared the vicinity for the suspect who remains at large.
At this time, police are still searching for 62-year-old Barry Renert, who entered the Seventh Inning Stretch memorabilia shop located at 137 Main St. in the village, a short distance away from the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame, which will celebrate its seventy-fifth year of operation in 2014.
Police describe Renert as being six-feet two-inches in height and weighing approximately 240 pounds. His eyes are green in color and he has gray hair or a shaved head. Police also have indicated that Renet has full-sleeve arm tattoos, as well as two “tear drop” tattoos near his right eye.
According to police, Renert is believed to be driving a rented black 2012 Chrysler 200LX with Florida license plate AFPK42. Police have cautioned the public that Renert is armed and dangerous, and under no circumstances should he be approached.
Reports indicate that shortly before 9 a.m. Monday morning, State Troopers allege that Renert entered the Seventh Inning Stretch donning a black ski mask and brandished what is believed to be a Glock 9mm handgun to settle a dispute with former employer and store owner Vincent Carfango.
Carfango – a legal registered gun owner – then produced his own handgun and fired at Renert, a disgruntled ex-employee of the company which sells baseball memorabilia from its Cooperstown location and online. Renert currently resides in Seminole County, Florida.
According to Cooperstown Police Chief Mike Covert, the video surveillance equipment installed within the business recorded “very high quality” images which were used in identifying the suspect.
Said Covert, “The suspect aimed his gun, the store owner pulled his own handgun and fired a round, missing, and the other person fled the store."
Records indicate that Carfango had recently filed a compliant with the Cooperstown Village Police against Renert for embezzlement from the store.
Police indicate that Renert has several ties to New York State and Florida, where he may have fled to. According to the Otsego County tax office, Renert owns a home in Richfield Springs with another individual.
Anyone encountering Renert should contact the Cooperstown Police Department at 607-547-1697. All calls will be kept confidential.
Police searched throughout the day Monday as the Village's Main Street businesses as well as the Bassett Medical Center engaged in a “lock down” status for nearly four hours as police personnel cleared the vicinity for the suspect who remains at large.
At this time, police are still searching for 62-year-old Barry Renert, who entered the Seventh Inning Stretch memorabilia shop located at 137 Main St. in the village, a short distance away from the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame, which will celebrate its seventy-fifth year of operation in 2014.
Police describe Renert as being six-feet two-inches in height and weighing approximately 240 pounds. His eyes are green in color and he has gray hair or a shaved head. Police also have indicated that Renet has full-sleeve arm tattoos, as well as two “tear drop” tattoos near his right eye.
According to police, Renert is believed to be driving a rented black 2012 Chrysler 200LX with Florida license plate AFPK42. Police have cautioned the public that Renert is armed and dangerous, and under no circumstances should he be approached.
Reports indicate that shortly before 9 a.m. Monday morning, State Troopers allege that Renert entered the Seventh Inning Stretch donning a black ski mask and brandished what is believed to be a Glock 9mm handgun to settle a dispute with former employer and store owner Vincent Carfango.
Carfango – a legal registered gun owner – then produced his own handgun and fired at Renert, a disgruntled ex-employee of the company which sells baseball memorabilia from its Cooperstown location and online. Renert currently resides in Seminole County, Florida.
According to Cooperstown Police Chief Mike Covert, the video surveillance equipment installed within the business recorded “very high quality” images which were used in identifying the suspect.
Said Covert, “The suspect aimed his gun, the store owner pulled his own handgun and fired a round, missing, and the other person fled the store."
Records indicate that Carfango had recently filed a compliant with the Cooperstown Village Police against Renert for embezzlement from the store.
Police indicate that Renert has several ties to New York State and Florida, where he may have fled to. According to the Otsego County tax office, Renert owns a home in Richfield Springs with another individual.
Anyone encountering Renert should contact the Cooperstown Police Department at 607-547-1697. All calls will be kept confidential.
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