Crime & Safety

Nassau Man Shoots Himself In The Foot, Gets Arrested: Police

BREAKING: Police charged him with firearms possession after he was taken to a nearby hospital.

Nassau police arrested a Freeport man Thursday night after he shot himself in the foot.

According to police, Hykiem Manning, 32, of Bedford Avenue, was in front of a home on Terrace Avenue in Hempstead when he accidentally shot himself in the foot. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Manning is charged with second- and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hemsptead on Friday.

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