3 men in Smithtown attacked by group with baseball bat, police say
Suffolk police at the scene where police said three men were attacked by a group of men with a baseball bat in a parking lot on West Main Street in Smithtown early Sunday. Credit: James Carbone
Suffolk County police are investigating an incident in Smithtown in which three men were attacked with a baseball bat by a group of assailants on Sunday morning.
Police said the men were walking on West Main Street at around 4:25 a.m. when a car stopped and seven men exited the vehicle before attacking the victims with a bat. The attack took place in a parking lot on West Main Street.
One of the victims was able to gain control of the bat and broke one of the vehicle’s windows, police said. The seven men got back into their car and fled.
Police said the three victims were treated for injuries at hospitals.
Suffolk police ask anyone with information on the attack to call Fourth Squad detectives at 631-854-8451 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
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