Crime
Binghamton Man Charged with Murder After Fatal Shooting in High-Rise Apartment
Preliminary investigations indicated that she was confronted and shot by her friend’s former boyfriend, Terell Heyward, 51.
A Binghamton man has been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a woman in a downtown high-rise apartment building late Saturday night.
According to authorities, Binghamton Police responded to a report of gunfire at the Woodburn Court One Tower, located at 21 Exchange Street, around 11:50 p.m.
Upon arrival at the seventh floor of the 11-story building, officers discovered Sarah Hauer, 54, unresponsive in the hallway. She had suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
Police revealed that Hauer was a close friend of a resident in one of the seventh-floor apartments.
Preliminary investigations indicated that she was confronted and shot by her friend’s former boyfriend, Terell Heyward, 51.
Heyward fled the scene immediately after the shooting but was located a short time later by members of the Binghamton Police Department’s Community Response Team.
Officers apprehended him as he was leaving his apartment at 24 Isbell Street, where they found him in possession of a loaded .380 caliber handgun.
Charges Filed
Heyward has been charged with the following:
- Second-Degree Murder in connection with Sarah Hauer’s death.
- Criminal Possession of a Weapon.
- Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.
Authorities confirmed that the firearm recovered from Heyward had been reported stolen in the town of Union.
Heyward was arraigned in Binghamton City Court and is currently being held at Broome County Jail in the town of Dickinson.
Police are continuing their investigation and have urged anyone with additional information regarding the incident to contact the Binghamton Police Detective Division at (607) 772-7080.
Further details will be released as the investigation progresses.
AUSTIN, Texas — A man was taken into custody Saturday afternoon following a shooting inside the Austin Central Library that left one person seriously injured and prompted a large emergency response and temporary shelter-in-place order in the downtown area.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers responded shortly after 12:00 p.m. to reports of gunfire inside the Austin Central Library, located at 710 W. César Chávez Street.
Upon arrival, police and Austin-Travis County EMS units found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound.
The individual was transported to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
Assistant Police Chief Lee Rogers stated during a press briefing that the shooter fled the scene before officers arrived.
After an extensive search, the suspect—identified as 55-year-old Harold Newton Keene—was located and arrested in South Austin at approximately 1:25 p.m.
The library was safely evacuated, and the shelter-in-place alert was lifted shortly after Keene’s apprehension.
Authorities emphasized that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident involving only one suspect and one victim.
“This was not an active shooter situation,” Rogers confirmed.
Preliminary reports and public records reveal that Harold Newton Keene has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple arrests for assault, family violence, terroristic threats, burglary, drug possession, and evading arrest.
He is described by law enforcement officials as a habitual violent offender who has had numerous prior run-ins with police.
Records indicate Keene was previously arrested for threatening a man with a firearm several months ago and, in a separate incident, assaulted another inmate while in custody at the Travis County Jail.
In both cases, prosecutors later declined to pursue charges.
Authorities have not yet released a possible motive for the shooting or confirmed whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
The Austin Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the Austin Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 512-472-TIPS.