Gunman accused in fatal LI shooting also linked to McDonald's shooting: officials

Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the allegations against the suspect in connection with the Hempstead McDonald's shooting. The story has been updated.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A man accused in a deadly shooting of a 21-year-old man near a Long Island park last year has also been linked to another shooting outside a McDonald's in Hempstead, authorities said Tuesday.

Gerson I. Hernandez was arrested Monday and charged with murder for allegedly shooting Walter Ochoa Jr., 21, to death in Uniondale on July 19, officials said. The suspect was also charged with gang assault in connection to a fatal shooting near a Hempstead McDonald's on Sept. 14, police said.