SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY – The Sleepy Hollow Police Department reported the arrest of Ruben Louis Santiago, 38, following a shooting incident at a Sleepy Hollow residence on Tuesday. The department announced the arrest the next day.
On Tuesday afternoon, around 4:30 PM, officers responded to a call at a residence on Chestnut Street, near Valley Street. Upon arrival, they discovered a 37-year-old woman with gunshot wounds to her hand and upper body. The victim was transported to a local hospital and is currently in stable condition.
An investigation led to the identification of Santiago as the prime suspect. He was believed to have fled to the Bronx in a taxi cab. A joint effort by the Sleepy Hollow Police, the FBI’s Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, and the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force led to his apprehension in the Bronx. During the arrest, a firearm was recovered.
Santiago was also identified as a person of interest in a separate shooting incident in the Bronx earlier that day.
Following his arrest, he was remanded to Westchester County Jail, with an arraignment scheduled for January 22. The case is now under the jurisdiction of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.