Cops: Four teens wounded in Freeport drive-by shooting

Police on the scene in Freeport where four teenagers were... — Police on the scene in Freeport where four teenagers were wounded late Saturday in a drive-by shooting outside a house party on Babylon Turnpike, authorities said. Credit: Jim Staubitser

By Vera Chinesevera.chinese@newsday.com @VeraChineseUpdated October 16, 2022

Four teenagers were wounded late Saturday in a drive-by shooting outside a Freeport house party, Nassau County police said.

Attendees of a large house party on Babylon Turnpike had dispersed onto surrounding streets shortly before midnight, according to police. Someone in an unknown vehicle traveling south on Babylon Turnpike near Independence Avenue fired multiple rounds, hitting the teens as they left the party.

The victims, a 14-year-old boy, two 16-year-old boys and a 16-year-old girl, were transported to area hospitals, police said.

No information was immediately available on their conditions.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

By Vera Chinese

vera.chinese@newsday.com @VeraChinese

Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.

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