The New York state trooper who claimed he was shot during a Long Island traffic stop is now under criminal investigation — as authorities continue to probe whether he lied about the entire saga. Trooper Thomas Mascia,

New York State Police have launched a criminal probe into a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last week.

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.

The agency also canceled the BOLO (be on the lookout) for the suspect vehicle.New York State Police had initially said Mascia was shot by a 22-caliber gun at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the westbound lanes of the southern State Parkway in West Hempstead.

New York State Police held a press conference on Wednesday regarding the investigation into a trooper who was suspended without pay after he was shot on Southern State Parkway on Long Island. Trooper Thomas Mascia,

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.

The New York State trooper who claimed he was shot during a traffic stop on Long Island last week was suspended without pay — as officials probe whether he lied about the incident, authorities said. Police spent hours searching Trooper Thomas Mascia’s home in West Hempstead on Monday after launching an internal investigation into his account of the Oct.