Crime & Safety

Arrest Made in Fatal Baldwin Shooting

The shooting occurred early Saturday.

A Baldwin man has been charged in a fatal shooting that occurred outside of his home early Saturday, police said.

Nathan Barnwell, 45, is charged with first degree manslaughter, two counts of second degree criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence.

According to police, First Precinct officers responded to a Woodoak Drive home for a shots fired call and discovered a man with a single gunshot wound at about 12:50 a.m. Sunday.

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The man who was shot, 39-year-old Winfield Gillespie, of Pennsylvania, died from his injuries at the hospital.

Police have not said what may have triggered the shooting.

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Barnwell, of 940 Woodoak Drive, will be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday.

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