Crime & Safety
Fort Salonga Man Arrested in Napper Tandy's Shooting
Steven Reilly Jr., of Fort Salonga, was charged with assault in the second degree.
January 6, 2014 at 7:55 p.m.
A Fort Salonga man was arrested Monday after police said he shot a 21-year-old man at Napper Tandy's bar in Northport Sunday night.
Steven Reilly Jr. was placed in police custody Monday after authorities said he shot a man in the upper part of his leg after a physical alternation at 10:38 p.m. that night within the bar. Police said Reilly Jr. then fled the scene in a white Taurus.
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Suffolk County Police arrested him at his home on Fresh Pond Road.
The 39-year-old was charged with assault in the second Degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and criminal use of a firearm in the second degree. He will be held overnight at the Second Precinct for his arraignment tomorrow at First District Court in Central Islip.
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The victim, who was not identified, is a resident of East Northport.
This incident was investigated by Suffolk County Police in conjunction with Northport Village Police.
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