BELLPORT, New York (WABC) — A man was shot on board a Long Island Rail Road train in Bellport early Friday morning.
As the 40-year-old victim got on the train, four apparently young men were getting off, and words were exchanged around 2:25 a.m.
One of the young men allegedly turned around and fired a shot.
The victim was shot in the shoulder and continued on the train to the Mastic-Shirley train station, where he sought help.
He is in stable condition at NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue.
The four men fled the scene. MTA police are looking for them and working with Suffolk County Police.
The only description of the young men is that they were wearing hoodies.
LIRR Montauk Branch service was suspended between Speonk and Patchogue for part of the morning commute.
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