Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., the New York GOP gubernatorial nominee, says that two people were shot outside his Long Island home on Sunday.
Suffolk County Police tell Fox News that the shooting happened around 2:20 p.m. on Sunday in Shirley on Long Island. Zeldin said in a statement that his two 16-year-old daughters were inside the home when the shooting happened.
At the time, the gubernatorial candidate had just departed the Bronx Columbus Day Parade in Morris Park. "My 16-year-old daughters, Mikayla and Arianna, were at our house doing homework, while my wife, Diana, and I were in the car, having just departed the Bronx Columbus Day Parade in Morris Park," Zeldin said.
Zeldin added that his daughters locked themselves in a bathroom when they heard the gunshots and called 911. Suffolk County Police tell Fox News that the shooting happened around 2:20 p.m.
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