(Long Island, NY) Homicide Squad detectives, Third Squad detectives and the Garden City Police Departments Investigations Unit are investigating a murder that occurred on March 16, 2014 at 3:26 am in Garden City.
According to detectives, while inside Mint, a Restaurant & Lounge, located at 1 Ring Road, an altercation among patrons escalated and an unknown subject proceeded to fire gunshots into a crowd of people. As a result of the gunfire, two male victims, ages 21 and 23, suffered gunshot wounds, one with an injury to his head, the other with an injury to his leg.
Homicide Squad detectives, Third Squad detectives and the Garden City Police Departments Investigations Unit are investigating a murder that occurred on March 16, 2014 at 3:26 am in Garden City. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle.
Both victims were transported to a local hospital and were admitted for treatment of their injuries. Emmanuel Barnett, 21, of Cambria Heights, the victim who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, succumb to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. The identification and Medical Examiners investigation was completed on March 22, 2014.
The victim with the head wound is listed in critical condition and the victim with the leg wound is in stable condition.
A subsequent investigation by detectives led them to the arrest of Tyshaun Phillips, 21, of 1139 Fteley Avenue, Bronx in connection with the above incident. The defendant was located and placed under arrest on 03/26/2014 without incident.
Phillips is charged with Murder 2nd Degree and will be arraigned in First District Court, Hempstead on 03/27/2014.
The investigation into this incident continues and potential additional charges are pending the introduction to the Grand Jury.
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