Shootout In Nassau Streets: Suspects Fired On Officers, Got Away

Garden City NY

30 December, 2020

3:37 PM

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ROOSEVELT, NY — A shootout between police officers and armed men erupted in the streets of Roosevelt Tuesday night. Police are now asking anyone with information to come forward. According to Nassau County police, Hempstead Police Department officers tried to stop a car at the Valero gas station at Greenwich Street and Jerusalem Avenue in Hempstead at 8:14 p.m. Police say the driver fled the scene, and the officers pursued. After more than 1.5 miles, the driver of the car stopped on East Pennywood Avenue, near the intersection of Nassau Road, in Roosevelt, police said. The occupants, armed with guns, got out of the car and fired multiple shots at the officers while fleeing on foot, police say. The police officers returned fire. No one was injured in the shootout, but the suspects managed to escape. The investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information about this shooting to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.