Crime & Safety
Driver Shot In Leg From Other Vehicle In Melville: Police
Officers found the man in Nassau after the shooting happened late Monday, police say.
PLAINVIEW, NY — Police are investigating after an SUV driver was shot late Monday in Melville and officers found him in Plainview.
Around 11:30 p.m. Monday, a 28-year-old Peekskill driver was heading west on Route 110, near Round Swamp Road, when he was shot in the leg, Suffolk County police told Patch. Police believe the bullet was fired from another vehicle. The driver was taken to Nassau University Medical Center where he was treated and released.
Anyone with information should call police at 631-854-8252 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.
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Patch's Daniel Hampton contributed to this report.
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