BRENTWOOD, NY - A Brentwood woman was shot in Brentwood on Thursday night, according to Suffolk Police.
The 26-year-old woman was shot in the arm on Lincoln Avenue.
She was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There have been no arrests, police said.
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No description of the shooter was available. The investigation is continuing.
It is unknown if this shooting is related to the suspected gang activity that has been occurring in the area.
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Earlier this week, the body of known MS-13 gang member 18-year-old Jose Pena-Hernandez was discovered in a wooded area at the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center on 998 Crooked Hill Road, police said.
Last week, 34-year-old Dewann A.S. Stacks was found deadlying in the road in front of 231 American Boulevard.
Last month, 15-year-old Nisa Mickens and 16-year-oldKayla Cuevas were found dead near Stahley Street and Ray Court, and the remains of 19-year-old Oscar Acosta and 15-year-old Miguel Garcia Moran were found in a wooded area by Emjay Boulevard.
Their deaths are all believed to be tied to gang activity. So far, police have not said if an arrest has been made in connection to the murders.
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