Police investigating shooting in Shirley
Suffolk police and EMS were called to a home on Carnation Drive in Shirley Thursday night for a shooting. Credit: T.J. Lambui
Officers responding to a 911 call found a man shot and seriously wounded in the garage of a house on Carnation Drive in Shirley Thursday night, Suffolk County police said.
The victim, identified as Kevin Valarezo, 21, was transported to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Police said the 911 call was received at 9:04 p.m. and said Seventh Precinct officers responded, but have released few additional details.
Anyone with information is being asked to call Seventh Squad detectives at 631-852-8752 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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.”
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