Woman, 30, Injured In Drive-By Shooting In North Amityville: PD

NORTH AMITYVILLE, NY — A stray bullet penetrated a home and struck a 30-year-old woman, injuring her during a drive-by shooting in North Amityville on Tuesday night, Suffolk County police said.

At about 10 p.m. “several shots were fired” at a home on Benjoe Drive “from a passing car,” police said, adding that when First Precinct officers responded, they found the woman inside with a gunshot wound to her leg. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment of “non-life-threatening injuries,” police said.

The police did not release any further details.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential, according to police.