Two Queens men charged in August shooting at Green Acres Mall, Nassau police say
Police activity after a shooting at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream on Aug. 21. Credit: Pablo Garcia Corradi
Two Queens men have been arrested in connection with an Aug. 21 shooting at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County police.
Jaheim White, 20, and Javon Badal, 20, both of Jamaica, were each charged with three counts of attempted murder, reckless endangerment and weapons charges, according to a police news release. White was arrested Sept. 7 and Badal was arrested Thursday, according to the release, which did not say where the arrests took place.
Police had responded to "numerous shots fired into the Macy’s store entrance" of the mall, according to the release, which said "multiple people" were at the entrance around 6 p.m. when the shooting took place.
No one was hurt, the release said. Police said at the time that the gunfire shattered two glass doors.
White and Badal were scheduled to be arraigned Friday in First District Court in Hempstead.
White’s lawyer David Haber of Mineola could not be immediately reached for comment.
It was unclear if Badal had a lawyer.
Nicholas Spangler is a general assignment reporter and has worked at Newsday since 2010.
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