Man Pleads Guilty After Shooting Outside Lee Zeldin's House: DA

SHIRLEY, NY — A Shirley man pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree attempted murder and other charges after shooting at three people, and striking two in the chest, in front of former Rep. Lee Zeldin’s home in 2022, Suffolk County District Attorney Ra

Noah Green, 20, was one of 18 defendants indicted in December, 2022 following a long-term investigation into violence committed by a criminal street organization, "No Fake Love," the DA said.

"The events that took place on October 9, 2022, were traumatic for my family and couldn’t have hit any closer to home. I am thankful for Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, and the many law enforcement officials who swiftly acted to keep my daughters safe, transport the victims, and take the necessary legal action to hold Mr. Green accountable," Zeldin said.

According to court documents and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, on October 9, 2022, Green left his home with another individual and got into a stolen 2022 Honda CRV. While Green was driving the vehicle, they encountered three rival gang members walking down the street in front of the residence of then-Rep. Lee Zeldin, Tierney said.

Green shot out of the vehicle multiple times, striking two of the individuals in the chest; both men
survived, the DA said.

During the shooting, Zeldin’s daughters were inside the residence doing homework, the DA said.

"My 16-year-old daughters, Mikayla and Arianna, were at our house doing homework, while my wife, Diana, and I were in the car, having just departed the Bronx Columbus Day Parade in Morris Park," Zeldin said in a statement at the time.

His daughters heard the shots and screams and bolted upstairs, locking themselves in a bathroom, he said. They called 911.

"They acted very swiftly and smartly every step of the way and Diana and I are extremely proud of them," Zeldin said.

Afterward, Green boasted on social media and through other electronic communications about committing the shooting to reported fellow gang members, Tierney said.

During the course of the conspiracy, Green would frequently post his gang affiliation on social media accounts, post photos and videos of himself and other gang members with weapons and stolen vehicles, and would utilize social media as a way to taunt and challenge rivals, the DA said.

On October 31, 2022, at about 1 p.m., law enforcement was conducting surveillance when they observed Green leave his residence in Shirley and enter the driver’s seat of the stolen
2022 Honda CRV, Tierney said.

Members of law enforcement then approached Green, who immediately exited the stolen vehicle and began running away in an attempt to evade apprehension, the DA said.

Green jumped onto the hood and roof of a law enforcement vehicle, causing damage to both, Tierney said During the course of the pursuit, Green continuously refused to comply with the officers’ commands and began reaching for his pants pocket, where law enforcement later recovered a loaded Taurus 9mm pistol with a high-capacity magazine, the DA said. A microscopic examination of the firearm revealed that it was the same pistol Green used to commit the October 9 shooting outside of Zeldin’s home, the DA said.

Additionally, a search of the 2022 Honda CRV revealed that shell casings from the October 9 shooting were still lodged between the windshield and the hood of the vehicle, Tierney said.

On September 12, Green pleaded guilty before Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony S. Senft, Jr. to charges including three counts of second-degree attempted murder, Class B violent felonies; two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Class C violent felonies; and one count of second-degree conspiracy, a Class B felony, Tierney said.

Green is due back in court on October 15, and he is expected to be sentenced to 12 years in
prison followed by five years of post-release supervision, the DA said.

He being represented by Chad LaVeglia, who could not immediately be reached for comment.

"On my first day in office, we established a gang bureau to conduct comprehensive long- term investigations to keep the people of Suffolk County safe from gang violence," Tierney said. "Working with Suffolk County Police detectives and investigators from my office, our prosecutors prioritize cases like this one. As a result, this case was swiftly solved, and the shooter was held accountable, along with the other gang members involved in a variety of dangerous crimes. This guilty plea with a promised 12-year sentence should send the message that we will not tolerate gang violence in Suffolk County."