(Lysander, NY – May 1, 2013) At 11:19 a.m. May 1 State Police in Lysander responded to 8 Wood Street in the Village of Baldwinsville for a reported shooting inside a residence.
The investigation revealed that a male, identified as Brandon W. Petty, 26, had been involved in a verbal domestic dispute with his sister, Jennifer L. Gravely, during which Petty left the room walked upstairs to a bedroom and returned armed with a 22 cal. revolver. Petty pointed the gun at his own head, and while Gravely was attempting to grab the weapon out of concern, Petty discharged a single round which entered his right temple, exited over his right eyebrow and lodged in the ceiling of the first floor kitchen.
Petty was transported to Upstate Hospital via GBAC Ambulance was listed in stable condition. Investigation is continuing.