Nireair Jefferson of Bay Shore arrested in shooting that seriously injured man
A Bay Shore man was arrested Friday in connection with a shooting Thursday that seriously injured a man on Hemlock Drive in Bay Shore, Suffolk County police said.
A news release Friday night said that after an investigation by Third Squad detectives, Nireair Jefferson, 36, was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Jefferson pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment before Judge Rosann O. Orlando in Central Islip Saturday, according to court records. Orlando ordered him held at the Suffolk County jail without bail. He was appointed an attorney, Eric Besso of Sayville, who did not immediately respond to a request to comment Saturday evening. .
Police did not release the name of the 53-year-old victim but said he was transported to a hospital for treatment of "serious" injuries.
The shooting occurred on Hemlock near Manatuck Boulevard at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, police said. The shooter fled the scene.
Police said the circumstances were under investigation.
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