Crime & Safety

3 Shot In Front Of Suffolk Children's Park

One man is in critical condition.

GORDON HEIGHTS, NY – Three men were shot outside a Suffolk County park Tuesday night, police said.

Suffolk Police responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired on Shirley Lane in front of Gordon Heights Children’s Park at 10 p.m.

Two of the gunshot victims, ages 19 and 25, reached the Gordon Heights Fire Department, nearby at 23 Hawkins Ave., seeking help.

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The fire department ambulance transported them to a local hospital, where the 25-year-old is in critical, but stable condition. The 19-year-old has non-life threatening injuries, police said.

A third man, 26, was taken to the hospital by private vehicle. His injuries are also non-life threatening. Police did not name the victims.

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Anyone with information on the shooting should call the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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