Crime & Safety
Man Shot In West Babylon Drive-By: Police
Police said a 43-year-old Wyandanch man was injured in the shooting on Edison Avenue.
WEST BABYLON, NY — A man was injured in a drive-by shooting in West Babylon early Tuesday, according to Suffolk County police.
A person was driving a 2016 Toyota Camry east on Edison Avenue and making a left turn on Dale Street when a person in another car fired shots into the Camry at 1:25 a.m., police said. A passenger in the Camry, identified as a 43-year-old Wyandanch man, was grazed by a bullet, police said.
The driver of the Camry drove to Shell on Straight Path in West Babylon and an occupant of the car called 911, police said.
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The man who was shot was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip.
Detectives asked anyone with information on the shooting to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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