Kathleen Schuman, of West Babylon, shot man in face with flare gun, police say

A West Babylon woman is facing an assault charge after she allegedly shot a man in the face with a flare gun Monday outside her home, the Suffolk County Police Department said.

Kathleen Schuman, 76, and a man she knew were "involved in an altercation" about 5:45 p.m. outside the home on Wyandanch Avenue, a police department spokesperson said in an email to Newsday.

During the altercation, Schuman allegedly discharged the flare gun and struck the man, 67, in the face. Police did not release the man's identity or provide information about the nature of his relationship with Schuman, but a department spokesperson said the situation was not a domestic dispute. 

He was transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries considered non-life-threatening, police said.

Schuman was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for injuries also not considered life-threatening, police said. After Schuman's release from the hospital, she appeared in First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to second-degree assault, according to court records.

District Court Judge Bernard Cheng ordered Schuman held on $5,000 cash bail, $25,000 insured bond or $30,000 partly secured surety bond, court records show. Cheng also issued a temporary order of protection. Schuman, who was represented Tuesday by the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, is scheduled to be back in court Friday.