New York congressman and Republican candidate for governor Lee Zeldin says his household is secure after two strangers had been shot outdoors his Lengthy Island house on Sunday.
Zeldin mentioned in a press release that he doesn't know the identities of the 2 individuals who had been shot however that they had been discovered underneath his porch and within the bushes in entrance of his house in Shirley, New York. The congressman and his spouse weren't at house on the time of the taking pictures however their teenage daughters had been within the house and heard gunshots and screaming, he mentioned within the assertion launched by his workplace.
Zeldin mentioned his 16-year-old daughters locked themselves in a toilet and known as 911. The household is shaken however OK, he mentioned. Zeldin and his spouse had been getting back from a parade within the Bronx when the taking pictures occurred.
He mentioned law enforcement officials had been at his house investigating Sunday night and had been wanting over the house's safety cameras. The 2 individuals who had been shot had been taken to native hospitals, he mentioned.
"My daughters are shaken, however okay," he mentioned. "Like so many New Yorkers, crime has actually made its solution to our entrance door. My household is grateful to all who've reached out and we are going to present one other replace once we can."
Zeldin deliberate to carry a information convention outdoors his house Sunday evening.
The Suffolk County Police Division issued a quick assertion saying it was investigating the taking pictures. Police had no info to launch about who fired the pictures or who first discovered the 2 folks shot, a spokeswoman mentioned.
Zeldin, who's working towards Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, has made rising crime charges and violent crime a spotlight of his marketing campaign. He has known as for the state's bail legal guidelines to be toughened, amongst different measures.
Hochul mentioned she was briefed on the taking pictures and was "relieved" the Zeldin household was unhurt.
"I have been briefed on the taking pictures outdoors of Congressman Zeldin's house," she tweeted. "As we await extra particulars, I am relieved to listen to the Zeldin household is secure and grateful for legislation enforcement's fast response."
It is the second scare he is had in a number of months. In July, he was assaulted whereas campaigning in upstate New York when a person approached him onstage and thrust a pointy object close to his head and neck. He was unhurt and the person was arrested.