Crime & Safety
Duo Were Shooting Gun In Residential Area: Nassau Police
Police say no one was injured, but the two men are facing multiple charges of reckless endangerment.
UNIONDALE, NY — Two Uniondale men were arrested Monday night after police say they shot a gun off in the neighborhood.
According to police, officers received a Shot Spotter notification at 11:44 p.m. at a house on Stanton Boulevard in Uniondale. When they arrived, they saw two men fleeing the area on foot who matched a description that was given to them by a witness.
The officers stopped the men in front of a home on Leonard Avenue. Tyshaan James, 31, and Kevin Skeete, 31, both of Uniondale, were arrested without incident. Police say they recovered a loaded handgun.
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Police were unable to say what the two were shooting at, but no one was injured.
Both men are charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm. James is facing an additional charge of criminal possession of a weapon.
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Both men are scheduled to be arraigned later today in First District Court in Hempstead.
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