What to Know
- Police say a Long Island man fired several shots into the ground near a high school football field over a landscaping dispute
- The shots fired triggered lockdowns at Roosevelt High School and Middle School Tuesday morning
- Police said that the man confronted two school landscapers over downed trees on his property and fired shots into the ground
Police say a Long Island man fired several shots into the ground near a high school football field over a landscaping dispute, triggering lockdowns at two schools.
News outlets report that Roosevelt High School and Middle School were placed on lockdown Tuesday morning.
School officials and police say there are no injuries.
Police said that the man confronted two school landscapers over downed trees on his property and fired shots into the ground.
Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder told Newsday about 40 teachers and 100 student athletes were at the high school. Classes start Sept. 3.
Ryder says the man barricaded himself in his home with two other adults and a 6-year-old child.
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He later surrendered without incident.
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