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Sources say cops are still looking for the gun used in Tuesday s deadly Long Island grocery store shooting
Suspect Gabriel DeWitt Wilson was taken into custody after an hours-long manhunt; he faces murder and attempted murder charges
The victim who died has been identified as 49-year-old Ray Wishropp; information on a possible attorney for Wilson wasn t immediately available
The gun used in the deadly shooting at a Long Island Stop & Shop earlier this week has not yet been recovered, two law enforcement officials with direct knowledge of the investigation told News 4 Thursday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Latest mass shooting, this time inside a New York grocery store, kills 1 and injures 2
Updated Apr 20, 2021;
Posted Apr 20, 2021
Emergency 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. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP
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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.
1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at N.Y. grocery store
Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, 31, is a cart wrangler at a Stop & Shop on Long Island.
By MARY ALTAFFER and MICHAEL R. SISAKAssociated Press
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Emergency service personnel work at the scene of a shooting at a Stop & Shop supermarket on Tuesday in West Hempstead, N.Y. A gunman shot three workers inside a manager s office at the store, killing one of them, police said. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press
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.
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Police are providing more information on their investigation into a deadly Long Island grocery store shooting and sharing more details on the suspected killer s background
Suspect Gabriel DeWitt Wilson was taken into custody after an hours-long manhunt; he faces murder and attempted murder charges
The names of the victims have not been made public; information on a possible attorney for Wilson wasn t immediately available
A four-hour manhunt for the suspect in Tuesday s deadly shooting at a Long Island Stop & Shop ended when authorities saw the 31-year-old alleged gunman on surveillance video trying to leave a building not far from the crime scene and swooped in, investigators said Wednesday.