Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in Mastic Beach on June 3. A man was shot in the leg outside of 86 Parkwood Drive at 7:42 p.m. He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
A Seventh Precinct officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop of a vehicle at 7:48 p.m. at Mastic Beach Road and Mastic Road in Mastic Beach as part of the shooting investigation. The driver of the vehicle fled from the officer and was involved in a crash with another vehicle at the intersection of Moriches Middle Island Road and William Floyd Parkway in Shirley at approximately 7:50 p.m. No one was seriously injured.
The driver of the vehicle was charged with Unlawful Fleeing of a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle 3rd Degree, Reckless Driving and Endangering the Welfare of a Child (there was a teen in the vehicle at the time of the incident).
It is under investigation if the occupants of the vehicle were involved in the shooting incident.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Seventh Squad Detectives at 631-852-8752 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.
