Suspect arrested after Christmas Day double shooting inside Long Island home
FILE - File image of crime scene tape. (FOX TV Stations)
LONG ISLAND - Police have announced that they have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a shooting on Long Island on Christmas Day that left two people dead.
According to the Nassau County Police Department, just after 10 a.m. police responded to a disturbance call at a home in Hewlett Harbor on Seawane Drive. Upon arrival, they found a 64-year-old woman that had been shot in the head, along with a 65-year-old man who was shot in the back. Both victims were conscious and alert and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A subsequent investigation led police to Mahwah, New Jersey, where they placed a 29-year-old man into custody for the shooting.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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