Overview
- The Nassau County police say gunfire at the East Meadow park Wednesday night left a 15-year-old boy dead and two people wounded.
- Shots were fired near Hempstead Turnpike and Merrick Avenue by Field 2 as the park was closing for the night.
- Officers arrested two people who were carrying guns, and investigators recovered two weapons at the scene.
- Police say the violence followed an argument at a barbecue that drew Bloods gang members through a social media invite.
- The two surviving victims were in surgery in stable condition, and parts of the park and nearby roads remain closed as the probe continues.