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1 dead, 2 hurt — and gunman on the loose — in Long Island Stop & Shop shooting
https://nypost.com/2021/04/20/long-island-supermarket-shooting-at-least-one-person-killed/
A busy Long Island Stop & Shop erupted in bloodshed Tuesday when a disgruntled grocery-cart worker shot three people, including one fatally, inside the managers’ office — setting off a frantic manhunt before the gunman was nabbed hours later.
The suspected killer — identified by cops as 31-year-old Gabriel deWitt Wilson — had either just been fired or was about to be when he donned a black mask, whipped out a small handgun and fatally blasted a 49-year-old male supervisor and wounded two other people at the West Hempstead store, according to workers and cops.
“He just went up to the office upstairs and shot him!” a male employee told The Post, referring to Wilson and the dead victim.
“My God! He shot 2 more on his way [out],” said the worker, who asked not to be identified.
A female employee said Wilson “used to push the shopping carts” at the store.
“They fired him yesterday, or they were firing him today,” the woman, who didn’t want to be named, told The Post.
More than 150 cops were continuing to hunt for Wilson in the area Tuesday afternoon.
“We don’t know the reason for the shooting. We know that he did shoot one of the employees,” Nassau County Police Commissioner Pat Ryder said at a press conference.
The two wounded people were conscious and alert, authorities added.
Area residents were urged to stay indoors amid the search for Wilson — which lasted about four hours before he was caught and taken into custody.
“The #NassauCountyPD is canvassing the area & nearby schools have been notified to lock down & secure their buildings,” the Nassau County Police Department had said in a tweet a little after noon.