Two men charged with firing at Valley Stream home

Two men were arrested in connection with concealing a handgun police claimed was used to open fire on a home on Garfield Avenue in Valley Stream on August 13. After finding shell casings on the ground near the home and receiving descriptions of the gunmen at around 2 p.m., police tracked down Scange Volant, 31, of Westbury, and Imani Rochester, 32, of Roosevelt inside a Smoke Shop on Ocean Avenue. Officers allegedly found the duo carrying a .40 caliber handgun inside a backpack.

Volant and Rochester are charged with criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment. Volant is also charged with attempted assault and Rochester is charged with tampering with physical evidence. They were arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on August 14.