PRESS RELEASE

UPDATE:  On Saturday October,16 2021 at approximately 4:20 p.m., the New York State Police and the Town of Warwick Police Department responded to the report of a shooting on Newport Bridge Road in Pine Island.  Ryan Wendt, age 38 of Warwick, was discovered outside with a gunshot wound.  He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.  The investigation determined that Wendt was intentionally shot by Timothy Todman Jr, age 35 of Warwick, following a dispute.  Todman Jr. then committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot.  The investigation remains ongoing.