Crime & Safety
Bullet Strikes Man's Wallet, Saving Him In Long Island Shooting: Police
Shots were fired at a vehicle inside of an apartment complex just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Suffolk police say.
LONG ISLAND, NY — He dodged a bullet, kind of.
An unidentified person fired multiple shots into a vehicle, with a bullet becoming lodged in the wallet of a man inside on Wednesday morning in a Coram apartment complex, Suffolk police said.
Luckily, the man was not injured in the shooting.
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He was not identified.
It took place at the intersection of Homestead Drive and Grant Court in Homestead Village just before 11 a.m., a police spokesman said.
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Police personnel marked at least seven shell casings in the street where the shooting took place and there were several bullet holes in the car, Newsday reported.
Sixth Squad detectives are investigating.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the 6th Squad in Selden at 631-854-8652, or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPs.
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