Shooting of New York State Police trooper on Long Island leads to intense manhunt
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- A New York State Police trooper was shot by a suspect overnight in Nassau County, Long Island. He is now recovering at the hospital, as police search for the gunman. The shooting happened around midnight in West Hempstead. It shut down the westbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway near exit 18 for several hours.