WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY — A 40-year-old man was shot while sitting in a parked car in Wheatley Heights on Friday morning, Suffolk County police said.
The Wyandanch man was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked 2014 Toyota Prius in front of 17 Locust Ave. around 10:20 a.m. when another vehicle pulled alongside, police said.
Multiple shots were fired, striking the man in the arm before the other vehicle fled, police said.
The victim was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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