Police: Man shot in leg in Wyandanch

Police responding to a Shot Spotter call in Wyandanch were able to locate the victim, who had been shot in the leg, after being notified by a hospital that the man had taken himself there Friday.

Suffolk County police said they were withholding the name of the hospital to protect the 24-year-old victim. Police also withheld the man's name and address, saying only that he is from Wyandanch.

The Shot Spotter device alerted police to the shooting on New Avenue at 6:30 a.m. But, responding officers had been unable to locate the victim.

Police said the hospital later notified them that a man with a gunshot wound to the leg had taken himself to its emergency room. The man was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The investigation into the shooting is continuing.

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.”