Man Shot In Targeted Home Invasion During Long Island Poker Game: Police

SAYVILLE, NY — Suffolk police investigators say a man was shot by a masked burglar who broke into a Sayville home on Sunday night during a poker game, Suffolk police said.

Two masked men, one with a handgun, went inside the Greenbriar Lane home through an unlocked side door where a poker game was taking place at around 11:40 p.m., according to police.

The burglars stole cell phones, jewelry, and cash from the people there, police said, adding that as the duo was leaving through the side door, they encountered another man who was about to go inside and the burglar with the handgun then shot that man twice before taking off, Newsday reported.

The 38-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the outlet reported.

There were no other injuries, police said.

Detectives believe the house was targeted, according to police.

The home was targeted in 2010 when two teens robbed a poker game during a similar robbery, in which the suspects had knives and a pellet gun and robbed the homeowner and six people playing cards, and the suspects were caught nearby, according to Newsday.

A neighbor told News 12 one of the bullets fired Sunday hit her home, and multiple neighbors claimed poker parties are a weekly occurrence at the home where the shooting took place, the outlet reported.

Patch reached out to the home's owner who declined to comment.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact the 5th Squad in Patchogue at 631-854-8542 or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS.