Cops: Man shot at Freeport recording studio

Police are searching for the assailant who walked into a music recording studio in Freeport on Monday night, shot one man -- and fled.

The shooting was reported by the victim, who Nassau County police said was able to exit the building and flag down a police ambulance that was at a nearby Long Island Rail Road station. The victim, identified only as a 26-year-old man, was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said.

The shooting took place inside Sound Castle Studios on Sunrise Highway at about 9:40 p.m.

Police said the victim was shot in the back -- and that he was unable to describe the shooter. It was not clear if the victim worked at the studio or was a client. Additional details of the shooting were not immediately available Tuesday.

Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

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.”