HICKSVILLE, NY — A man was shot and killed in Hicksville early Saturday, police said.
According to Nassau County police, the incident took place at 12:01 a.m.; Eighth Precinct officers responded to South Broadway after a 911 call, police said.
Upon arrival, officers located a 24-year-old man in a vehicle who had sustained a gunshot wound to his back, police said.
He was transported by a Nassau County police ambulance to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased, police said.
Following an investigation, it was determined that Mohammed Basheer Ahmed, 27, "had accidentally discharged" his pistol while also in the vehicle with the man, police said.
He was placed under arrest without further incident, police said.
Basheer Ahmed was charged with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
He was slated for arraignment on Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.
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