Crime & Safety

1 Shot In Port Jefferson Station: Police

The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment, Suffolk police said.

PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY — A man was shot in the leg outside of a home in Port Jefferson Station on Tuesday night, Suffolk police said.

He was shot on Piedmont Drive at around 1:35 p.m. and then taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Further details were not released.

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The shooting was one of two within about seven hours in the local area.

A child was shot in and the suspect killed himself in Ridge around 8:30 p.m.

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