Man Shot In Leg During Robbery In Wyandanch

WYANDANCH, NY — A man was shot in the leg during a robbery in Wyandanch early Saturday, according to Suffolk police. Police responded to the intersection of Irving Avenue and Jackson Street after a 911 caller reported that a man was shot as he was being robbed at 2:30 a.m.

Officers arrived and found a 22-year-old Central Islip man with two gunshot wounds to his right leg. The victim, whose identity is being withheld, was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.