There is an active shooter situation near a grocery store in New York, Naussau County police said on Tuesday.
The shooting has left 1 person dead and two others injured, police have confirmed.
"The subject has not been apprehended yet & we ask that area residents remain indoors," police added.
The person killed was a 49-year-old employee, police said at an afternoon press conference near the scene. The shooting happened inside a manager's office, upstairs from the shopping floor.
There were around “a couple hundred" people inside the store, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder told reporters.
Ryder named a person of interest who had been employed at the store. It was unclear whether the person was still employed. No one was in custody in connection with the shooting. The person of interest had a small handgun.