Teen boy seriously injured in 'targeted' shooting outside house in West Babylon, Suffolk police say
The West Babylon Fire Department and Suffolk County police respond to the shooting on 11th Street in West Babylon Friday night. Credit: Paul Mazza
A teenage boy is in the hospital with serious injuries after being shot multiple times in a "targeted" shooting at a West Babylon party on Friday night, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. on 11th Street. In a news release, police said the 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times outside the house party and he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The department’s release said "detectives believe the victim was targeted," but they did not elaborate.
A Suffolk police spokesperson declined to provide further details about where the victim was shot, how many times he was hit, or any other information about the nature of the incident.
The spokesperson said the department would update its release if an arrest is made.
Detectives continue to investigate. The department asks anyone with information to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.
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