Crime & Safety

Man Shot While Sitting In Parked Car In Wheatley Heights: Police

A 40-year-old Wyandanch man was seriously injured when someone opened fire on his vehicle Friday morning, police said.

WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY — A 40-year-old man was shot while sitting in a parked car in Wheatley Heights on Friday morning, Suffolk County police said.

The Wyandanch man was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked 2014 Toyota Prius in front of 17 Locust Ave. around 10:20 a.m. when another vehicle pulled alongside, police said.

Multiple shots were fired, striking the man in the arm before the other vehicle fled, police said.

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The victim was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating the shooting.

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Anyone with information is asked to call First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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