Saturday, November 14, 2026
According to Nassau County Police, an Inwood man was arrested on Nov. 8 at 10:35 a.m. after allegedly making threats of mass harm toward shoppers at a local wholesale store.
According to Fourth Squad detectives, officers responded to a disturbance at Bingo Wholesale, at 603 Burnside Ave.
A 34-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter were shopping when they were confronted by a man they did not know, identified as Hasani Ferguson, 36, of 87 Davis Ave. in Inwood.
Police said Ferguson held out his hands in the shape of a handgun, pointed them toward the woman and her daughter, and made sounds imitating gunshots. He then allegedly stated, “Free Palestine, Hail Hitler, kill all Jews and kill Israel,” while continuing to make handgun gestures and sounds as he moved closer to the victims.
Ferguson then ran out of the store, yelling “Kill the Jews” while making shooting gestures and sounds toward numerous other shoppers before fleeing the scene, police said.
Officers located Ferguson on Sheridan Avenue in Inwood at 11:30 p.m. and arrested him without further incident.
Ferguson was charged with making a threat of mass harm, third-degree menacing and disorderly conduct. He was arraigned on Nov. 9, at First District Court in Hempstead.
