Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State Park then stashed the gun, drove to the highway and called for help, prosecutors said Monday. He also allegedly planted shell casings at the scene.

A former New York state trooper who claimed he had been shot on a Long Island highway by an unknown gunman, setting off a multistate manhunt, actually shot himself and stashed the gun at his home ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, was arraigned alongside his parents Monday in Hempstead as new details were revealed in his bizarre scheme — including that he sprinkled bullet casings on the Southern State ...

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Trooper Thomas Mascia is being charged with tampering with physical evidence, falsely reporting a crime and official misconduct. His parents, Thomas and Dorothy, are being charged with criminal ...

Thomas Mascia, 27, surrendered to police Monday morning, a spokesperson for the Nassau County District Attorney's Office told ABC News. He faces charges of official misconduct, falsely reporting a ...

State trooper Thomas Mascia is given a hero's welcome as he's released from Nassau University Medical Center on Long Island. He was released less than 48 hours after he was shot by what he thought ...

When Trooper Thomas Mascia reported that he’d been shot last fall, it set off a multiday, multistate manhunt for a vehicle and driver that authorities now say he made up entirely. State ...

NY state trooper shot on Long Island released from hospital The search continues for the gunman who shot Trooper Thomas Mascia and a $15,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to ...

Thomas Mascia shot himself at Hempstead Lake State Park then stashed the gun, drove to the highway and called for help, prosecutors said Monday. He also allegedly planted shell casings at the scene.