Crime & Safety
Arrest Made In Connection To Pair Of 2022 Murders: Police
Gerson Hernandez, of Hempstead, was to be arraigned on Tuesday for both fatal shootings, authorities say.
HEMPSTEAD, NY — Police have made an arrest in connection to a pair of murders last year.
Twenty-year-old Gerson Hernandez, of Hempstead, is charged with second-degree gang assault for the September fatal shooting at a McDonald's restaurant in Hempstead. A 19-year-old victim died from his wounds, authorities said.
Hernandez was also charged on Monday with second-degree murder stemming from a July shooting at Uniondale Avenue Park. A 21-year-old male victim was pronounced dead at the scene, detectives said.
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He is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday for both crimes.
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