Binghamton Man Charged with Attempted Murder for Shooting Wife
A Binghamton man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting his wife during a domestic dispute.
The shooting occurred in a single-family home at 162 Park Avenue around 11:40 a.m. Sunday.
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Investigators said they determined 53-year-old Stanley A. Degroat fired a single shot from a handgun at his wife.
The gunshot grazed her hand, causing a minor injury. Degroat fled the scene on an e-bike before police arrived.
The suspect was found a few minutes later by a Broome County sheriff's deputy at a residence more than a mile away at 465 Park Avenue in the town of Binghamton.
Degroat was taken into custody and taken to Binghamton police headquarters. He has been charged with attempted murder, criminal contempt and weapon-related counts.
Degroat also was charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child because children were in the house at the time of the shooting.
He was arraigned and ordered held in Broome County Jail.
A second man faces felony charges as the result of the investigation into the shooting.
Police said 47-year-old Brett L. White of Park Avenue in the town of Binghamton was taken into custody after a search of his property.
Investigators said they found multiple rifles, shotguns and two illegally possessed handguns on White's property.
He was charged with two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon and six misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Binghamton police at the scene of a shooting on Park Avenue in the city of Binghamton on June 14, 2026.
WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Police at 465 Park Avenue in the town of Binghamton on June 14, 2026.
Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph: bob@wnbf.com.
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