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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said 31-year-old Gabriel DeWitt Wilson is in custody after a gunman fired several shots at a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead. One person is confirmed dead and at least two more are injured, police said.
Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said they believe the gunman was either a former or current employee of the store. Shots were fired in the manager’s office on the second floor. Ryder said hundreds of shoppers were in the store at the time.
Ryder said DeWitt Wilson fled heading westbound on Hempstead Turnpike.
The Person of Interest involved is Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, age 30. He is approx. 6 2 & wearing a black baseball hat and a black sweatshirt, & was last seen heading westbound on Hempstead Turnpike. Please call 911 immediately if you have any information. #NassauCountyPD (2/2) pic.twitter.com/qBcVNSjuF5
UpdatedTue, Apr 20, 2021 at 4:34 pm ET
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Gabriel DeWitt Wilson fatally shot one person and injured two others, Nassau County police said. Police released this undated photo of him. (Nassau County Police Department)
Nassau County police at a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead following a shooting there. (Priority News Network)
Nassau County police at a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead following a shooting there. (Priority News Network)
WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY A shooting at a Stop & Shop in West Hempstead sparked a furious manhunt in Nassau County, with more than 150 police officers searching for the man wanted for the crime. Police arrested 30-year-old Gabriel DeWitt Wilson at an apartment building in West Hempstead just hours later.
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