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Roosevelt Drive-by Shooting Wounds Teen

Timothy Bolger — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:35:04 +0000

A teenager was wounded by gunfire during a drive-by shooting in Roosevelt late Wednesday night, Nassau County police said.

The 19-year-old victim was seated in an Infiniti behind the driver who was pulling into a driveway of a Pleasant Avenue home when the shooter opened fire shortly before midnight Thursday, police said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury. The assailant fled in an unknown vehicle westbound on Pleasant Avenue.

The 23-year-old woman behind the wheel and a 20-year-old man in the front passenger seat were not hit by the gunfire.

First Squad detectives request anyone with information regarding this crime to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

Hempstead Shooting Leaves 1 Dead

Rashed Mian — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:09:36 +0000

Nassau County homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that killed a 29-year-old man in his hometown of Hempstead on Wednesday night, police said.

The victim, James Warren, was discovered around 6 p.m. when Hempstead police officers responded to a call for shots fired on Fulton Avenue. The man was found lying on the sidewalk, police said.

He was taken to Nassau University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 6:47 p.m., police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the shooting to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All calls are anonymous.

Medford Man Shot, Crashes Car Driving to Police Precinct

Rashed Mian — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:41:24 +0000

A Medford man is listed in critical condition after he was shot Friday night in Middle Island and then crashed his car while attempting to drive to a police precinct for help, Suffolk County police said.

The victim, 20-year-old Brett McCoy, was driving a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix on Adam Lane in Middle Island around 10:30 p.m., police said, when he was shot in the torso by an unknown shooter. McCoy was dropping off a friend at a house when the incident occurred, police said.

He was able to flee the area in his vehicle and headed west on Middle County Road toward the Sixth Precinct in Coram when he drove off the roadway and slammed into a fence in front of the Coram Fire Department, police said.

McCoy was transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he underwent surgery and is listed in critical condition, police said.

Detectives ask anyone with information regarding this shooting call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls are anonymous.