A 40-year-old Wyandanch man was seriously injured Friday morning when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire on his parked car in Wheatley Heights, Suffolk County police said.
The shooting occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. Nov. 6, in front of 17 Locust Ave.
According to police, the victim was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked 2014 Toyota Prius when another vehicle pulled alongside it. Multiple shots were fired, striking the man in the arm before the vehicle fled.
The victim was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact First Squad detectives at 631-854-8152 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Photo: Google Street View of Locust Avenue in Wheatley Heights, where police said a man was shot while sitting in a parked vehicle on November 6, 2026. (Google Street View)
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