A 20-year-old man was gunned down in the backyard of a Wyandanch home yesterday evening, prompting a Suffolk County Police investigation. The shooting occurred on Patton Avenue around 8:26 p.m., with the victim then making his way to a West Babylon Shell gas station, according to ABC7NY. A critical but stable condition is what the man from Westbury has been listed in at a local hospital. Police have yet to apprehend any suspects in connection with the shooting.
After sustaining the gunshot wound, the individual managed to drive approximately a mile to the gas station at the intersection of Straight Path and Little East Neck Road, where a bystander dialed 911. As reported by a gas station employee, and relayed in an interview with News 12 Long Island, "Somebody got shot a couple of blocks from here and the guy came onto gas station pump number one and he parked his car for 30 to 40 seconds and then the rescue department showed up." The scene at the gas station was marked with police tape as investigators pursued leads well into the night.
Detectives could be seen in video footage conversing with an individual sitting by the mini mart at the gas station, visibly scanning the area around the gas pump for evidence. Specifics surrounding why the young man was in the backyard at the time of the shooting remain undisclosed. Authorities are actively in pursuit of the perpetrator, and Suffolk County police continue their request for the public to come forward with any pertinent information.
Individuals with details on the case are encouraged to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
