Crime & Safety
1 Charged After Man Shot Outside Coram Apartment: Police
A 38-year-old man was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Suffolk police say.
CORAM, NY — An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with shooting and seriously wounding another
man in Coram on Sunday night, Suffolk police said.
At around 8:40 p.m., Dominick Tullon, who was part of a group of men involved in an argument in front of an apartment building on Country Club Drive, drew a handgun and fired four shots that struck one of them, according to police.
The man, 38, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Patrol officers from the 6th Precinct in Selden canvassed the area, found Tullon, and placed him in custody just after 9 p.m., according to police.
Detectives charged Tullon, of Coram, with first-degree assault and reckless endangerment, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
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Tullon is being held overnight at the 6th Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Monday.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.
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