Shots Fired In Nissequogue River State Park; 5 Arrested: Police

KINGS PARK, NY — Five people face gun charges after state police said shots were fired at Nissequogue River State Park in Kings Park around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

An officer patrolling the park heard gunfire and found a 2022 Jeep Wrangler in the area, police said. The officer stopped the Jeep and found the five people inside it had a loaded green and black polymer 80 ghost gun, or a firearm without a serial number, police said. Two shell casings were found in the park, police said.

The driver, Mandeep Singh, 20 of Queens, was arrested and faces charges of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, police said.

Four passengers, Lovejeet Singh, 22, of Franklin Square; Sandeep Singh, 22, of Queens; Baljeet Singh, 22, of Queens; and Kamalpreet Singh, 21, of Queens; were arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, police said.

All five appeared Monday in Suffolk County First District Court.

"With the quick actions of New York State Park Police Officer and investigative steps of the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), Forensic Identification Unit (FIU), and Violent Gang Narcotics Enforcement Team (VGNET) another illegal gun was removed from our community," state police stated.