Long Island Supermarket Shooting: 1 Dead And 2 Wounded, Suspect In Custody After Manhunt
04/20/21 AT 5:24 PM
A gunman entered a Stop & Shop supermarket Tuesday in Long Island, New York, and opened fire in the manager s office, killing one and wounding two others, according to police.
The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Gabriel Dewitt Wilson, is in Nassau County Police custody after a four-hour manhunt.
Police said Wilson went into the office and shot a male and female employee and then later shot and killed a 49-year-old manager before fleeing the store in West Hempstead, New York.
Both of the surviving victims were taken to a nearby hospital. One of the surviving victims was shot in the chest. The other surviving victim was shot in the shoulder.
Apr 20, 2021
This aerial photo provided by WABC shows police responding to the scene of a shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket in West Hempstead, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said in a tweet Tuesday there had been shooting at the Long Island supermarket and that the suspect has not been apprehended. (WABC via AP)
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) A gunman shot three workers inside a manager’s office at a Long Island grocery store today, killing one of them, police said.
A manhunt was underway for the gunman, who had also worked at the store, said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.
Mary Altaffer And Michael R. Sisak
Emergency service personnel work at the scene of a shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in West Heampstead, N.Y. A gunman shot three workers inside a manager s office at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday police said. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) April 20, 2021 - 1:05 PM
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - An employee suspected of shooting three workers at an office inside a Long Island grocery store Tuesday, killing a manager, was arrested hours after fleeing, police said.
Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, 31, was taken into custody around 3:15 p.m. at an apartment building about 2 miles (3 kilometres) from the store, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. Information on charges and a lawyer who could speak on Wilson s behalf wasn t immediately available.
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Police: 1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at N.Y. grocery store
This aerial photo provided by WABC shows police responding to the scene of a shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket in West Hempstead, N.Y., on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said in a tweet Tuesday there had been shooting at the Long Island supermarket and that the suspect has not been apprehended. (WABC via AP)
Police: 1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at NY grocery store
MARY ALTAFFER and MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press
April 20, 2021
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1of11Emergency service personnel work at the scene of a shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in West Hempstead, N.Y. A gunman shot three workers inside a manager s office at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday, killing one of them, police said.Mary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less
2of11Emergency service personnel work at the scene of a shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in West Hempstead, N.Y. A gunman shot three workers inside a manager s office at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday police said.Mary Altaffer/APShow MoreShow Less