Nassau County

Gas Station Employee Shot Dead by Coworker After Argument Escalates: Police

What to Know

  • A gas station employee shot and killed another worker after the two got into an argument, officials said
  • Police say the shooting happened around 11:20 a.m. at the Citgo gas station and D and R automotive shop in Glen Head
  • Police didn’t provide details about what prompted the argument

A gas station employee shot and killed another worker after the two got into an argument, officials said.

The two men got into an argument at the Citgo gas station and D and R automotive shop on Glen Head Road in Glen Head, New York around 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, Nassau County police said. 

As the argument escalated, one of the men shot the other man, police said. The 35-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The alleged shooter, 71-year-old Lawrence Grammer, of Glen Cove, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and first-degree criminal use of a firearm, police said. 

Police didn’t provide details about what prompted the argument.

The incident wasn’t a random attack, Nassau County Police said.

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