$15,000 in reward money offered for info on shooter who wounded Long Island trooper

An further $10,000 has been added to the reward offered successful the ongoing manhunt for the gunman who changeable and wounded a authorities trooper successful Long Island, officials said Friday.

The reward was announced arsenic authorities Trooper Thomas Mascia was released from Nassau University Medical Center successful East Meadow aft the gunman changeable him successful the limb Wednesday night.

Scores of troopers and Long Island cops were connected manus to cheer Mascia connected arsenic helium near the infirmary and headed to an awaiting van that took him home.

Officials said the unit unfolded conscionable earlier midnight connected the Southern State Parkway’s westbound lanes adjacent Exit 17 successful West Hempstead.

Mascia was approaching a Dodge Charger with impermanent New Jersey tags that had been pulled implicit by the divider erstwhile the gunman opened occurrence astatine him.

“We recognize this trooper was attempting to spot if the motorist needed assistance. For his efforts, helium was fired upon and struck by a bullet,” said John Provetto, the president of COP-SHOT, which is offering the $10,000 reward. “Someone retired determination knows something, and we impulse them to call.”

The reward wealth volition beryllium awarded based connected accusation that leads to an apprehension and condemnation oregon that results successful the suspect’s blameworthy plea.

Another trooper treated Mascia astatine the country conscionable earlier an ambulance raced him to Nassau University Medical Center, wherever helium underwent surgery.

The gunman fled the scene. He was past seen heading westbound connected the Southern State toward New York City successful the achromatic Dodge Charger, which had customized matte-gray dual exhaust tips, officials said.

The impermanent New Jersey licence plates work 997636T.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers announced Thursday that it is offering a $5,000 reward for accusation connected the shooter, which, erstwhile combined with COP-SHOT’s offer, brings the full reward magnitude up to $15,000.

New York State Police are now asking for the public’s assistance successful locating the alleged gunman. Anyone with accusation is urged to telephone the section astatine (631) 756-3300. People tin besides telephone COP-SHOT astatine (800) COP-SHOT. All calls volition beryllium kept confidential.