Crime & Safety
Gunshots Fired After Man Brandishes Gun At Police On Long Island: PD
A man was arrested after waving a gun at police in front of a Long Island home on Sunday, Suffolk police say.
BLUE POINT, NY — Suffolk County police fired shots after a man brandished a gun in a threatening manner outside a Blue Point home on Sunday, police told Patch.
According to police, officers observed a man holding a handgun outside a Boylan Lane home around 4:15 p.m. When police approached him, he brandished the gun at them in a threatening manner and they fired shots, police said.
The man was not injured and was transported to an area hospital for evaluation, police said.
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Police said he was charged with menacing a police officer or peace officer and is slated to be arraigned on Monday.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the incident.
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