Son Shoots Mother and Father In Hewlett Harbor Christmas Morning Shooting
A man was arrested in New Jersey after shooting his mother and father inside their Hewlett Harbor, New York residence on Seawane Drive late Christmas morning.
Police responded to a Seawane Drive residence in Hewlett Harbor just after 10 AM on Christmas morning for a disturbance. When police officers from the Nassau County Police 4th Precinct arrived at the residence, they found a 64-year old female that was shot in the head and a 65-year old male that was shot in the back. The unidentified suspect fled the scene an Escalade SUV. The victims were the man’s parents, according to sources.
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Both the mother and father were transported in a stable, but serious condition.
According to police, New York State Troopers began pursuing the suspect as he fled on the New York Thruway going southbound. Troopers requested the assistance of Mawah Police and they shut down the highway, forcing the suspect on the run to surrender. An investigation led the Nassau County Police detectives to Mawah, New Jersey, where they took a Dino Tomassetti, 29, of Brooklyn, in custody for the shooting.
Nassau County Police are still investigating this shooting and the events leading up to it.
UPDATE: Police confirm that Dino Tomassetti’s attack on his parents stemmed from a child custody dispute over his 1-year old child. He attempted to take custody, which he had no right to do, according to Nassau County Police.
When his gun ran out of bullets, he began striking his father over the head with the firearm. The child and mother were not present in the room when the shooting started.
Both parents have been released from the hospital and are recovering.