Concern over rising crime across the country is continuing to grow following a shooting outside the home of New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin just weeks ahead of the November midterm elections.
Suffolk County Police told Fox News that the shooting, which resulted in two 17-year-olds being shot with non-life threatening injuries, happened around 2:20 p.m.
on Sunday in Shirley on Long Island. Rep. Zeldin, R-N.Y., said in a statement that his two 16-year-old daughters were inside the home when the shooting happened while he had just departed the Bronx Columbus Day Parade in Morris Park.
He added in a tweet that one of the bullets landed just 30 feet from his two daughters. The incident appeared likely to further Republican efforts to show that crime remains one of the top issues facing voters as they head to the polls in November.
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