An active shooter situation was reported Tuesday at a Stop & Shop store in West Hempstead, New York.
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Nearby schools were on lockdown as police investigated.
Residents in the area were asked to remain indoors as police searched for the suspected shooter who was identified as 30-year-old Gabriel Dewitt Wilson.
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
— NCPD (@NassauCountyPD) April 20, 2021
There has been an active shooter situation at the West Hempstead Stop & Shop. The #NassauCountyPD is canvassing the area & nearby schools have been notified to lock down & secure their buildings. The subject has not been apprehended yet & we ask that area residents remain indoors
— NCPD (@NassauCountyPD) April 20, 2021
Police confirmed that three people were shot in the store. One person was killed and two are in the hospital.
UPDATE: The #NassauCountyPD can confirm that 3 people were shot inside the West Hempstead Stop & Shop; 2 are in the hospital & there was one fatality. (1/2)
— NCPD (@NassauCountyPD) April 20, 2021
According to a tweet from the Nassau County Police Department, Wilson was arrested.
The #NassauCountyPD can confirm that the subject has been apprehended and taken into custody. Our thoughts are with those who were killed and injured today. pic.twitter.com/HKAtfvntej
— NCPD (@NassauCountyPD) April 20, 2021
This is a developing story.
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