Police: Man Fires Gun in Riverhead Hotel Room on Christmas Morning

Riverhead Town Police arrested a Holbrook man who discharged a gun at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Riverhead on Christmas morning, police said.

Police responded to the hotel, on 451 East Main Street on Thursday 10:45 a.m. and discovered that Neal Shudak, 58, had fired a loaded firearm, damaging the hotel room he was staying in, according to police.

He was charged with fourth degree criminal mischief and prohibited use of a firearm, police said.

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