Teen shot one block from Hempstead High School
An-18-year-old was shot Friday afternoon, about a block away from Hempstead High School, although officials said no students were involved or injured.
Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple gunshots fired on Tyler Avenue at 3:22 p.m., Hempstead Police Chief Richard Holland said.
The 18-year-old victim is not a student and was expected to survive from his gunshot wound, Mayor Waylyn Hobbs said.
Police arrested a suspect in the shooting, who officials said was also not a student. The suspect was not identified and no charges were listed. The victim was also not identified.
Students had been released from the school with a security escort at the time of the shooting, but the school was placed on lockdown as a precaution until an arrest was made, Hobbs said.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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