Man, 19, shot in Rockville Centre, Nassau police say

Nassau County police are investigating a shooting that injured a 19-year-old man Thursday in Rockville Centre.

Police said that Rockville Centre police officers, responding to a call on Meehan Lane at about 4:50 p.m., found the teen with a gunshot wound to the left leg. He was transported to a hospital for treatment of what police called "non-life-threatening injuries."

Police said the suspect fled the scene. Additional details were not disclosed.

Police said that Nassau detectives were investigating.

By John Valenti

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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.”