Man in hospital after shooting

Nassau- A man is in hospital after police say an altercation escalated into a shooting.

Police responded to reports of gunshots at Milton Street around 9pm Friday.

When they arrived, they met a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital by private car.

Investigations revealed that that the man was shot during an altercation with another man.

Meanwhile, police arrested two men for unauthorized possession of handguns.

Police arrested a man after they found  an Austria Glock 9mm pistol when they executed a search warrant on his home on Hamilton Street, off Kemp Road, around 10am Friday.

Acting on information, officers from the Operations Unit went to Goggle Eye Road around 6pm. They arrested a man armed with a .40 pistol at the back of a home.