SHIRLEY, N.Y. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Two teens were injured in a drive-by shooting outside the Long Island home of gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin, who said his twin daughters, who were home at the time, called police.
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"The two individuals who were shot were laying down under my front porch and the bushes in front of our porch," Zeldin said in a statement.
Zeldin said his 16-year-old daughters, Mikayla and Arianna, ran upstairs, locked themselves in the bathroom and called 911. He said they were “shaken” but uninjured.
"They acted very swiftly and smartly every step of the way and Diana and I are extremely proud of them," Zeldin said, referencing his wife. The couple were campaigning in the Bronx at the time of the shooting.
"Like so many New Yorkers, crime has literally made its way to our front door," the Republican congressman added.
Suffolk County police confirmed that two 17-year-old boys were shot and injured outside a home on Saint George Drive West in Shirley at 2:20 p.m. They said the two victims "attempted to hide in the yard of a residence" after being shot by someone firing from a dark-colored vehicle.
The victims were taken to an area hospital and are expected to recover. A third teen fled the scene.
Police don't believe there's any connection between the shooting and Zeldin's campaign for governor.
The GOP candidate’s Suffolk County home was cordoned off and part of the crime scene Sunday. No arrests have been reported.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will face Zeldin in next month's election, said she was briefed on the shooting. "I’m relieved to hear the Zeldin family is safe and grateful for law enforcement's quick response," she tweeted.
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