Long IslandCrime

Arrest made in fatal shooting of Hempstead teen, Nassau police say

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.comJoanGralla

A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of a Hempstead teen in December, Nassau police said.

Police found the teen, Omarion Jackson, 17, who had been shot multiple times, on Dartmouth Street in Hempstead on Dec. 21 after being alerted by the ShotSpotter system around 9:30 p.m. Jackson died from his injuries in the hospital, police said.

Jayden Woods of Hempstead has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. His arraignment is set for Thursday.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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