Update | Nov. 5
The state trooper shot in the leg on the Southern State Parkway on Wednesday is now under investigation himself.
New York State Police executed a search warrant at Trooper Thomas Mascia’s West Hempstead home on Monday, where investigators reportedly removed several bags of evidence.
They have also canceled the call to find a black Charger.
“This remains an ongoing investigation, and further updates will follow,” police said.
Newsday is also reporting from a police source that Mascia has been suspended without pay.
The alleged incident occurred about 11:45 p.m. on the westbound side of the parkway between exits 17 and 18, police said.
According to the initial account (see below), Mascia was just a car’s length away from the sedan he was approaching when he was shot and that no words were exchanged between the officer and anyone in the car.
Cops noted that Mascia was able to retrieve his first aid bag and tend to his wound until help arrived.
He was struck in the theigh with a .22 caliber round, treated and discharged from Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Friday.
Original story below
The New York State Police are looking for a gunman who shot a state trooper in the leg Wednesday night on the Southern State Parkway in W. Hempstead.
The shooting occurred westbound around 11:45 p.m. near Exit 17, where the trooper was wounded by the gunfire before the suspect fled the scene in a dark sedan.
The trooper is in stable condition at a local hospital and the investigation is ongoing.
The suspect is being described by police as a dark-skinned male driving a sedan — possibly a Dodge Charger — with a New Jersey temporary tag: NJ 997636T.
The sedan was further described as having custom matte gray dual exhaust tips.
No additional information was immediately available. State Police were expected to update the public around 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, during a press conference at New York State Police Troop L Headquarters 7140 Republic Airport.
Any witnesses or anyone with information is being asked to call 631-756-3300.
File Photo: NYS Police on Facebook
