Man shot in leg in Hempstead

A man was shot in the leg Friday afternoon in front of a house on Albemarle Avenue in Hempstead, Nassau County police said.

Police said officers also found that a stray bullet went through a kitchen window and hit a refrigerator in a home on the same street, and the bumper of a parked vehicle on the street was damaged by a stray bullet.

The victim, 24, was taken to a hospital for treatment, and there was no immediate description of a suspect, police said.

Anyone with information on the crime was asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-8477, and all callers will remain anonymous, police said.