Police: Coram man seriously hurt in Escape Lounge shooting

A 32-year-old Coram man was hospitalized with serious injuries after being shot multiple times early Monday outside a club in Amityville, Suffolk County police said.

The incident occurred during a dispute in the parking lot outside the Escape Lounge on Broadway — and was reported in a 911 call at 2:23 a.m., police said. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, police said.

There have been no arrests.

Police said the investigation is continuing.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”