Crime & Safety
Shooter Flees After Shooting Man 2X In Wyandanch In Broad Daylight: PD
A man shot and seriously injured a 23-year-old Deer Park man on Saturday afternoon in Wyandanch in front of an autobody shop, police say.
WYANDANCH, NY —A 23-year-old Deer Park man was shot in Wyandanch on Saturday, according to Suffolk County Police.
Suffolk police are investigating a shooting that seriously injured a Deer Park man after he was shot outside of an autobody shop at 366 Long Island Avenue on Saturday afternoon, police said.
According to Suffolk PD, a man with a gun approached the victim on foot and shot him twice. The victim ran to a friend’s house on Lakewood Street where someone called 911 at around 3:53 p.m., police said.
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Police said the shooter fled the scene on foot westbound on Long Island Avenue.
The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of serious but not life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Anyone with information on this shooting may call First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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