Police: Man, 29, shot after men broke into Bellport home

A 29-year-old man was shot in the arm during an armed home invasion-style robbery early Tuesday morning in North Bellport, Suffolk County police said.

The victim was transported by South Country Ambulance to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue for treatment of what were being called non-life-threatening injuries.

Police said the man, who lives at the home on Walker Avenue, was shot in the arm. Police said two men, armed with handguns, entered the home at 2:50 a.m., shooting the victim. They then fled without proceeds. The investigation is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Fifth Squad detectives at 631-854-8552 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-8477. All calls will remain confidential, police said.

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.”