The investigation into Thomas Mascia's conduct is "far from over" as investigators continue to piece together what happened, an official said.

New York State Police have launched a criminal investigation of a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last week. State police Maj. Stephen Udice,

The trooper, Thomas Mascia, 27, was suspended without pay this week, New York State Police Major Stephen Udice said at a press briefing on Wednesday. He said the agency was conducting both criminal and internal investigations into the circumstances of the shooting that Mascia reported as happening around 11:45 p.m. last Wednesday.

New York State Police have launched an investigation into a trooper who said he was shot and wounded while trying to help a motorist on a Long Island highway.

New York State Police are investigating a state trooper who triggered a manhunt when he said a gunman shot him in the leg and fled near Malverne last week.

New York State Police have suspended Trooper Thomas Mascia, who reported being shot last Wednesday on Long Island while attempting to assist a stranded driver on the Southern State Parkway.

New York State Police are holding a press conference regarding the latest in the investigation into a trooper who was suspended without pay after he was shot on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway. According to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly,

Authorities have launched a criminal investigation, along with their internal one, in the case of a now-suspended New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long Island's Southern State Parkway last week.