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Shots Fired Outside of School
Police said a group of males were standing in a parking lot Thursday afternoon when one of the men fired several shots. No one was reported injured. -
Man shot in neck
Shaka Butler, 21, was shot in the neck while walking near his home. Police say he was approached by two men -
Latin King Gang Members Arrested
Members of the FBI's Long Island Gang Task Force arrested top leadership of the Huntington Station chapter of the Latin Kings street gang as apart of a long term investigation, officials said. -
July Fourth Murder
Robert Sanders, 27, was gunned down during a Fourth of July party after suffering multiple gun shot wounds less then two miles from Jack Abrams. -
Two Men Wounded by Gunfire
Jose Vasquez, 19, and Oscar Oliva-Aguilar, 17, were standing in front of Vasquez' home when a man approached and fired at them wounding them both, Police said. -
16-year-old Shot in Leg Near School
Suffolk police Sunday arrested a Wyandanch man they said shot a 16-year-old girl after a party in Huntington Station police said. The third shooting in the vicinity of Jack Abrams in less than a week. -
School Board Votes to Close Jack Abrams Intermediate School
Less than a week after a 16 year old was shot near the school the Town of Huntigton's school board voted 4-3 to move all the over 500 students in Jack Abrams to other schools, effectively closing down the school indefinitly. The School would continue to be used for administrative purposes only. -
NAACP Protest Closing of Jack Abrams
Around 100 people, made up of parents, community leaders and elected officials rallied outside Jack Abrams in a protest denouncing the school's closing, organized by the NAACP. -
Police Presence Increases in Area
Suffolk County Representative for Huntington, Jon Cooper's proposal to re-establish a police substation near Jack Abrams is approved. -
Attempt to Reopen School Fails
A proposal to reopen Jack Abrams for children in the 4th and 5th grade was not approved at a school board meeting. The board said that any decision to reopen the school should wait for when new board members are elected on May17th. -
Gunshot Detection Tool, Shot Spotter is introduced.
Shotspotter, a technology that uses microphones to listen for the sounds of gunfire and triangulates their location, was approved by the Suffolk County Legislature. The bill proposed by Legislature Jon Cooper was given $450,000 to run a test program in the hopes it will help police better respond to gun fire.
