Broken Pipe At Long Island Building Leads To Weapons Possession Charges For 25-Year-Old

A 25-year-old man was arrested for illegally possessing a gun after a maintenance person told police that a broken pipe was caused by a gunshot, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

The suspects were located in the area of this intersection between Commercial Avenue and Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard in East Garden City.
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Christina Coulter

09/18/2020 2:30 p.m.

Police initially arrived at the scene for a miscellaneous complaint at 208 Ellington Avenue in East Garden City on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at approximately 7:25 p.m.

Officers were informed by the building's maintenance staff about the shot pipe, and observed suspects jumping from a second-floor balcony and an object falling to the ground, according to police.

Police later determined that the object was the handgun used to shoot the pipe.

The suspects were located shortly afterward in the vicinity of Commercial Avenue and Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard.

Kayshawn Joseph, of Queens, was charged with the felonies of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm.

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