Two Teens Shot Outside Shirley Home of NY Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin
Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that injured two teenagers that took place in front of New York Rep. Lee Zeldin's home in Shirley on Sunday, October 9.
Three teenagers were walking on Saint George Drive West when a dark-colored vehicle went by and an occupant fired multiple gunshots through the vehicle’s window at 2:19 p.m. Two 17-year-old males were struck and attempted to hide in the yard of a residence on the street. The third teen fled the scene on foot.
The two 17-year-olds, who are from Mastic and Mastic Beach, were transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
According to Zeldin, his two daughters were at home at the time of the shooting, and were not injured during the incident.
“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. “After my daughters heard the gunshots and the screaming, they ran upstairs, locked themselves in the bathroom and immediately called 911. They acted very swiftly and smartly every step of the way and Diana and I are extremely proud of them.”
Zeldin, who is running for New York governor on the Republican ticket, revealed that one of the shooting victims had been discovered lying under the front porch of his house, while the other was in the bushes in his front yard.
At this time investigators have no reason to believe there is any connection between the shooting and the Zeldin residence.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Seventh Squad Detectives at 631-852-8752 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.