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NYS trooper shot on Southern State Parkway under investigation

A New York State Police logo is shown on a state police officer's car near Dannemora, N.Y., Friday, June 12, 2015.
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A New York State Police logo is shown on a state police officer's car.

A New York state trooper who suffered a gunshot wound on the Southern State Parkway last week is now under criminal investigation. Officials believe Trooper Thomas Mascia’s account of the incident is not what actually happened.

Residents and fellow law enforcement officers attended a walk-out for Mascia when he was released from the hospital Friday. Now, there are two ongoing investigations into the incident that occurred two days earlier — criminal and internal.

The 27-year-old said he was shot in the leg by a driver pulled over on the parkway median near Malvern.

State police issued an alert for a dark-colored Dodge Charger with temporary New Jersey plates. That alert has since been canceled, and Mascia was suspended from his job without pay. His badge, duty weapon and ID have also been confiscated.

On Monday, officers conducted a 19-hour search of the West Hempstead home where he lives with his parents. All of their vehicles were searched as well.

No arrests have been made.

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.