2 shot, injured in Hempstead Village, police say
Two people were shot early Sunday in Hempstead and taken to hospitals for treatment, according to Hempstead Village police.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation about 1:20 a.m. near Fulton Avenue, police said. When they arrived, the Hempstead Village police officers found two victims with gunshot wounds who were then taken to area hospitals via ambulance.
ShotSpotter is a system that detects gunshots and relays the location to police.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shootings, which remain under investigation.
Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.
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