Man fired gun on North Baldwin street after dispute, cops say

Police said they are searching for a man with a skeleton-pattern mask who pulled “a large black handgun” during a confrontation outside a restaurant on Grand Avenue in North Baldwin on Tuesday.

Nassau County police said no one was injured when the shot was fired into the ground at about 2 p.m. after a verbal confrontation. Police said the man who fired the shot fled the scene on foot.

Police said the suspect sought for reckless endangerment wore a multicolored sweatshirt, a “skeleton pattern” face mask, red shorts and red sneakers.

Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477. All calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”