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Police responded to the parking lot of Buffalo Wild Wings on Merrick Avenue in Westbury shortly before 3:45 a.m. on Friday, April 22, where there was a reported shooting.
According to police, upon arrival, detectives found a 26-year-old man and 22-year-old woman who had suffered gunshot wounds to the leg.
The investigation led police to identify Bellerose resident Jordan Ayala, age 26, as a suspect, and he was arrested on Saturday, April 30.
Police said that on Saturday, May 7, a second shooting suspect, Long Beach resident Nharon Hicks, age 33, turned himself in at the Nassau County Police Department Third Precinct.
Both Hicks and Ayala were charged with:
- Two counts of attempted murder;
- Two counts of assault;
- Criminal possession of a weapon.
Both have been arraigned and are scheduled to appear in First District Court in Hempstead at a later date.
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