Suffolk police said they responded to a shooting at La...

Suffolk police said they responded to a shooting at La Jolla de Oro Restaurant on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley early Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. Credit: Stringer News Service

Authorities are investigating the shooting of a male bystander during an “altercation” at a restaurant in Shirley early Saturday morning, Suffolk County police said.

Police said the victim was shot at about 12:50 a.m. after a number of customers got involved in an altercation at La Jolla de Oro Restaurant on William Floyd Parkway.

“Police arrived and arrested one person,” police said in an emailed statement. The victim was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries, the statement added.

No further details were immediately available, including the suspect’s identity and the victim’s injuries.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday’s Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann’s guilty plea in court.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas, File Footage; News12; Photo Credit: James Carbone; John Roca; Handout

'The thing that really struck me was the duality of it' Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday's Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann's guilty plea in court.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday’s Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann’s guilty plea in court.  Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas, File Footage; News12; Photo Credit: James Carbone; John Roca; Handout

'The thing that really struck me was the duality of it' Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney sat down with Newsday's Doug Geed following Rex A. Heuermann's guilty plea in court.

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