ROOSEVELT, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a thief kicked in the door of a rear bedroom where a couple was sleeping and fired one shot from a handgun.
The 36-year-old man and 39-year-old woman were not hit.
But when the man attempted to tackle the suspect, police say the gunman struck him in the head with the gun.
The suspect then fled from the Roosevelt residence. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The male victim suffered a laceration to the head.
Nassau County police ask anyone with information about the incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.
