A New York State Police trooper who claimed he was shot on a roadway in the region has been sidelined amid doubts about his story. On Long Island, trooper Thomas Mascia, age 27, was suspended without pay and stripped of his agency-issued service weapon,

NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police have launched an investigation into a trooper who said he was shot and wounded while attempting to help a motorist on a Long Island highway last week, an incident that prompted a manhunt for the purported gunman.