Manslaughter charge after accidental shooting death in vehicle in Hicksville, police say
Nassau police arrested Mohammed Basheer Ahmed, 27, in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man in Hicksville. Credit: Jonathan Singh
A 24-year-old man died early Saturday after he was accidentally shot in a vehicle in Hicksville, according to Nassau County police.
An investigation found Mohammed Basheer Ahmed, 27, mistakenly fired a pistol while in a vehicle with the victim around midnight, police said in news release. The shooting occurred near 459 South Broadway.
The victim sustained a gunshot wound to his back and was transported by a Nassau County police ambulance to a nearby hospital. He was pronounced dead soon after, police said.
Police did not disclose the identity of the victim in a news release Saturday afternoon.
Police arrested Basheer Ahmed without incident and charged him with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, which are both felonies.
The manslaughter charge is for when prosecutors intend to prove the suspect recklessly caused the death of another person.
Police did not have additional information Saturday afternoon on the relationship between the victim and suspect and whether there were any witnesses to the shooting.
Basheer Ahmed is scheduled to be arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead.
Joe Werkmeister joined Newsday in 2022 and covers Suffolk County government and politics. He is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University and previously worked as the editor of two North Fork community newspapers.
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