Police on the scene after a person was shot in...

Police on the scene after a person was shot in a New Cassel neighborhood Monday. Credit: Howie Schnapp

Nassau County police are in search of a suspect who fled on foot after shooting a man around 11:15 a.m. Monday in New Cassel.

A male was shot on New York Avenue and transported to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said in a news release.

The perpetrator was described as a 6-foot tall, 150-pound male wearing "a blue and white jumpsuit," police said.

Police asked anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477.

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