The 8th Squad of the Nassau County Police Department reported details of a "reckless endangerment" incident that occurred in Farmingdale on Friday, Oct. 28.

According to police, at approximately 7:45 p.m., just after a pep rally at Farmingdale High School, a security guard on his routine patrol observed a verbal altercation between some students and a group of unidentified male subjects. Police state that as the guard drove toward the group of male subjects, they entered three vehicles and drove off the school property. The guard then followed in his vehicle in an attempt to obtain license plate numbers. The three vehicles stopped at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Intervale Avenue where all the subjects in the three vehicles exited and ran toward the security guard's car, according to police. The security guard reported hearing what he believed sounded like gunshots and drove back to the school where he called the police.

"All of our students were immediately moved back into the school," stated Farmingdale Schools Superintendent Dr. Roberta Gerold on the district's web site. "The students were told to get down on the floor - and they did. The security aides kept the situation quiet and controlled."

After police cleared the area, security aides had students call to be picked up by a parent or guardian.

"We know very little other than that the police believe these individuals were not from Farmingdale and that the incident was not gang related," Dr. Gerold's statement continued. "Because it is an active investigation, we are not yet being informed of specifics."

Upon closer inspection police state that one bullet did strike the radiator of the security car.

The homecoming dance scheduled for the following evening was canceled, however the football game did go on as planned.

Detectives request that anyone with information about this incident call the Nassau County Police Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS.