Crime & Safety

3 Shot At North Sea House Party: Police

Partygoers were seen fleeing from the house, police said.

NORTH SEA, NY — Three people were shot at a North Sea house party early Tuesday, police said.

The shooting happened at 2:30 a.m., according to Southampton police. When officers arrived, they found partygoers fleeing the home, police said.

Police said they were told the three people who had been shot went to a hospital on their own and they were treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

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Detectives and a New York State Police K-9 unit searched the area but did not find the gunman, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Southampton police detectives at 631-702-2230 or call the tips hotline at 631-728-3454.

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