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Police: Man hurt in Thanksgiving Day shooting in Mastic 

Suffolk County police at the scene of a shooting in...

Suffolk County police at the scene of a shooting in Mastic. Credit: Stringer News Service

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.comJoanGralla

A 28-year-old man was shot in the leg in Mastic on Thursday night, possibly by someone in a blue van, Suffolk police said.

The shooting occurred on Madison Street at about 11 p.m. Police said the suspect fled south on that road.

The victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Anyone with information should call 631-852-8752 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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