Police: Man shot several times in Hempstead Village

Hempstead Village police said a man was shot several times Friday evening.

Police said the shooting happened at about 5:45 p.m. in the vicinity of South Franklin and Booth streets.

The unidentified man was taken to Nassau University Medical Center. Police said the victim was “alert.”

Further details were not immediately available.

By Deborah S. Morris

deborah.morris@newsday.comdsvmorris

Deborah Morris is a native Long Islander and covers the town of Huntington.