Crime & Safety
19-Year-Old Killed, 2 Men, 20, Wounded After Saturday Night Gunshots In Hempstead: Police
Police say they responded to a shot spotter notification in Hempstead just before 11 p.m. Saturday.
HEMPSTEAD, NY. — A 19-year-old woman was pronounced dead Saturday night after police found three people with gunshot wounds in Hempstead, police said.
Police said they responded to a shot spotter notification just before 11 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Willow Avenue and Kennedy Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found the woman and two 20-year-old men, all with gunshot wounds, police said.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic while the two men were hospitalized and listed in stable condition, police said.
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Police said an investigation into the incident is ongoing, and requested that anyone with information about it call crime stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
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