Suffolk County Police Officer Mark Collins, a decorated member of the Second Precinct Crime Unit’s anti-gang task force who was seriously hurt Wednesday night after being shot during a pursuit, is no longer in a medically-induced coma and has been upgraded to “fair” condition, Suffolk County Police said Friday afternoon.

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Sheldon Leftenant, a purported gang member accused of shooting Second Precinct officer Mark Collins after running from a traffic stop near East Jericho Turnpike shortly before midnight Wednesday, was ordered held without bail after being arraigned in First District Court in Central Islip.

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A police officer was allegedly shot twice after pursuing a man running from a traffic stop near East Jericho Turnpike shortly before midnight Wednesday, and police have released the name of the alleged shooter.

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