An arrest and charges were filed in connection with the shooting incident at SUNY Morrisville on Nov. 3, 2025, according to a statement from the Madison County District Attorney’s Office.
At around 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2025, New York State Police, University Police at SUNY Morrisville, and members of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a person shot at South Hall on the SUNY Morrisville campus.
Upon arrival, troopers located a 20-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the neck. The victim, who was not a student at SUNY Morrisville, was transported to Upstate Medical Hospital for emergency surgery for treatment of his injuries, authorities said at the time.
As a result of the incident, the SUNY Morrisville campus was placed in lockdown for several hours.
For several months, an investigation was conducted which resulted in a the case being directly presented to a Madison County Grand Jury and a sealed indictment being returned.
On May 28, the indictment was unsealed in the Madison County Court and Kido Simon, 19, of Winter Haven, FL, was charged, along with a co-defendant with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and first-degree criminal use of a firearm.
The co-defendant, who has not been identified by law enforcement, has yet to be arrested, according to a statement from the Madison County District Attorney’s Office.
Simon is currently being held at the Madison County Jail after bail was set by Judge Rhonda Youngs, in the amount of $1,000,000 cash, $1,500,000 bond, and $2,000,000 partially unsecured bond.
His next court appearance will be before the assigned judge, Michael G. St. Leger, J.C.C., on June 3, at 3 p.m. at the Madison County Courthouse.
At the time of the shooting, Simon was a student at SUNY Morrisville. The indictment is the result of a multi-agency investigation conducted by the New York State Police and the University Police at SUNY Morrisville. As is true with all indictments, Simon is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“Due to the fact that Simon’s co-defendant is still at large, and to ensure Simon’s right to a fair trial, no further information is being released at this time,” Madison County District Attorney’s Office officials said in a statement.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Arrest made in 2025 SUNY Morrisville shooting case
Reporting by Casey Pritchard, Utica Observer Dispatch / Observer-Dispatch
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