NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — A 15-year-old was killed and two other people were injured when shots rang out at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.<\/p>\n
Police are investigating the shooting as gang-related.<\/p>\n
Authorities say there was an event linked to the Bloods gang, with invitations sent out over social media.<\/p>\n
Police were called just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday<\/a> after reports of multiple people shot at the park.<\/p>\n A 15-year-old boy died. The two other victims are in stable condition and undergoing surgery Thursday morning.<\/p>\n Two people were allegedly found with weapons and arrested.<\/p>\n Authorities say an argument started between two people at a barbecue.<\/p>\n The park was technically closed at the time, and workers were in the process of clearing the area and locking the gates.<\/p>\n An ambulance medic who was already in the park heard the first gunshots and ran toward the scene.<\/p>\n Officials say they will not tolerate any gang activity in Nassau County.<\/p>\n Police say people from the Bronx and Suffolk County were attending the gathering.<\/p>\n One mother spoke with Eyewitness News Wednesday night. She said her 17-year-old son called her, telling her his 15-year-old friend had been shot.<\/p>\n “He just said, ‘My friend just got shot, my friend got shot,’ and we were like, ‘What happened?’ And he was like, ‘I don’t know.’ My stomach is sunken, and I don’t know what’s going on. It’s pretty surreal, because you wouldn’t think it would be your own child,” she said.<\/p>\n Police have not said what the argument was about or exactly why the shooting happened.<\/p>\n The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * More Long Island news<\/a><\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n * Follow us on YouTube<\/a> <\/p>\n
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