Daytime North Bay Shore shooting leaves 21-year-old injured

A North Bay Shore residential street turned into a shooting scene Sunday afternoon when multiple gunmen opened fire on a car carrying four people, striking a 21-year-old man. The violence unfolded in broad daylight near Stein Drive and Belgrave Avenue, a stretch where people live, drive and pass through on ordinary errands, not a remote corner of town.

Suffolk County police said the shooting happened at about 3:30 p.m. on June 7, 2026. The driver of the car later flagged down a police officer on Fifth Avenue in North Bay Shore, giving detectives a moving crime scene to piece together across several blocks. The injured man was taken to a local hospital and was expected to survive, with police describing his injuries as non-life-threatening.

Investigators said the shooters exited another vehicle and fired into the car that held the victim and three other people. Police believe the shooting was targeted, a detail that raises the stakes for neighbors trying to understand whether the danger was confined to one car or could spill onto the surrounding block. Home surveillance video captured both the images and sound of the drive-by, adding another layer of evidence for Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives as they track the suspects and vehicle involved.

The case also lands in the middle of broader concern over gun violence in Suffolk County. Countywide data referenced in recent reporting show eight deadly shootings and 20 shooting-related injuries so far this year, up from 14 shooting-related injuries in the comparable period last year. Suffolk police have said they add patrols in areas with high levels of gang violence, part of an effort to slow shootings that too often surface in places where families expect routine, not gunfire.

That broader pattern matters in North Bay Shore, where a shooting on a residential block in the middle of the afternoon can unsettle commuters, homeowners and parents trying to measure how safe the neighborhood feels from one day to the next. The investigation remains active, and detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.