SARATOGA SPRINGS — Three Utica men involved in a shooting incident in Saratoga Springs in November have been charged with attempted assault, according to the Saratoga Springs Police Department.

Another man involved — off-duty Vermont sheriff's deputy Vito Caselnova — made his first appearance in court on Tuesday for attempted murder, according to the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office.

According to the Saratoga Springs Police Department, Caselnova, who was employed by the Rutland County Sheriff's Office in Vermont, exchanged gunfire with three men from Utica on Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs in the early morning hours of Nov. 20. Caselnova was off-duty at the time, authorities have said.

The three Utica men have been identified as Alexander Colon, 29; Darius Wright, 30, and Christopher Castillo, 29, police said. All three men have been charged with attempted third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, authorities stated.

Criminal summonses have been issued for the three men to appear in Saratoga Springs City Court on April 25.

During the shootout, Colon was shot by Caselnova and he was treated for his injuries at a local hospital, police said. Officers with the Saratoga Police Department responded to the scene and authorities said they shot Caselnova several times after he repeatedly refused to drop his weapon. Caselnova, age 25, of Glens Falls, Warren County, was also treated at an area hospital.

Following a months-long investigation, Caselnova was indicted by a grand jury this month on charges of attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree menacing, second-degree reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm in a sensitive location, second-degree harassment and two counts of possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, according to the indictment.

Caselnova pleaded not guilty to his charges in Saratoga County Court on Tuesday, and court officials said his case was adjourned to May 2.