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LIRR Train Shooting: Passenger Hit During Boarding
9 Oct
Summary
- A man was shot while boarding an LIRR train early Friday morning.
- Four suspects fled the scene after the shooting occurred.
- Service delays impacted the Montauk branch following the incident.
An early morning shooting disrupted service on the Long Island Rail Road when a passenger was shot while boarding a train in Bellport. The incident occurred around 2:25 a.m. on Friday. As a 40-year-old man with a bicycle was entering an eastbound train, four people exited, and one of them discharged a firearm.
The victim sustained a shoulder wound and remained on the train. Authorities met him at the Mastic Shirley station, and he was transported to a hospital for treatment, later being released. Police are actively searching for the four suspects, though no descriptions have been provided.
Following the shooting, the Montauk branch of the LIRR experienced service delays Friday morning. Both eastbound and westbound services were temporarily interrupted but were restored by 5:14 a.m. Law enforcement urges anyone with information to contact the confidential MTAPD tipline.
