2 shot outside Rep. Lee Zeldin's Long Island home, police say
LONG ISLAND (PIX11) --- Two people were shot outside Rep. Lee Zeldin's home Sunday afternoon, officials said.
Police are investigating the incident that injured two people near Saint George Drive West in Shirley at 2:20 p.m., officials said. The victims were transported to area hospitals for their injuries.
In a statement, Zeldin said he did not know the victims, and his daughters called 911 when they heard the gunfire.
"The two individuals who were shot were laying down under my front porch and the bushes in front of our porch.," Zeldin said in the statement. "My understanding is that they have been transported to area hospitals. I do not know their identities."
Zeldin will be facing Gov. Kathy Hochul in the gubernatorial election.
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