This includes updates from the Norwich Police Department. Further information will appear in Monday's print edition.

NORWICH – A man employed with the New York State Department of Corrections has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting in the City of Norwich in the early morning hours Sunday.

According to the Norwich Police Department, a call was received to the 911 center at approximately 3:28 a.m. Sunday morning reporting an individual in the area of a North Broad Street business displaying a weapon.

A NPD officer was in the vicinity and was flagged down by an individual prior to the 911 call being dispatched over the radio.

“The officer then heard what he believed to be gunshots coming from the area of Lackawanna Avenue,” read a release from the NPD.

According to authorities the officer then located a victim in a parking lot off of Lackawanna Avenue. The victim had what police said appeared to be a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Wayne J. Spratley was taken into custody, and Norwich Police said a Glock handgun was recovered at the scene.

The Norwich Fire Department responded to the scene and the victim was first transported to UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich. The victim was then transferred to University Hospital in Syracuse.

Spratley has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree, a class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in the New York State Department of Corrections if convicted.

Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride said that it is alleged that Spratley, on July 19, 2015, in the parking lot of Lackawanna Avenue in downtown Norwich, did fire a loaded pistol hitting a victim. It is alleged that Spratley intentionally pointed and discharged a firearm into the victim. The charge further alleges that Spratley intended to cause the death of another person and he attempted to cause the death of such person.

The victim, who will remain unnamed, is in an intensive care unit. McBride said that the victim’s condition is subject to change at all times.

Spratley was arraigned in front of Chenango County Court Judge Frank B. Revoir Jr. and was remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond.

Spratley’s felony hearing in Norwich City Court is set for this Thursday at 9 a.m.

“The Norwich Police Department did an outstanding job in investigating this incident,” said McBride.

McBride added that the he and the NPD worked all day Sunday on this matter.

“Authorities have followed every available lead and interviewed every available witness,” said McBride.

Anyone with further information, or any other witnesses from this morning’s events, are asked to please contact Detective Sergeant Reuben Roach at 334-1212. Persons with information can also call the Norwich Police Department TIPS line at 336-8477 or submit a tip at www.npdtips.com.

“I assure the public based on the information that I have that this is an isolated incident,” said McBride.

It was said that the incident began out of a dispute that took place outside of the of a Broad Street establishment in Norwich, and ended at Lackawanna Avenue in a parking lot.

“District Attorney Joseph McBride was instrumental in this investigation,” said the Norwich Police.

McBride explained there may be additional charges concerning the early morning incident. The NPD also said additional charges are pending.

The District Attorney also said that as of late Sunday, the victim was still alive, and in intensive care. Norwich Police said the man remains in critical condition.

A release from the Norwich Police has not yet been made available with further information.

A full story with many more details will appear in Monday’s edition of The Evening Sun.

Spratley is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.