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Police in Long Island say a 16-year-old was arrested after allegedly shooting a 41-year-old man at a baby shower, while the man was attempting to break up a fight between two teens.
As per the police, both individuals were attending a baby shower in Bay Shore, Long Island on Saturday night when the alleged shooting occurred.
Suffolk County Police told the outlet that Vincent Peredaviz witnessed two teenage girls beginning to fight on the front lawn and attempted to break it up. It was then that police say a 16-year-old male allegedly shot Peredaviz in the leg.
A witness was able to wrestle the 16-year-old to the ground and held him to the floor until officers were able to attend the scene and take him into custody.
In the U.S., 321 people are shot every day, according to statistics compiled by Brady using data provided by Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's HCUPnet. Among those, 111 are fatal, and 95 of those are intentionally shot by someone else and survive.
Peredaviz was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries.
The teen was reportedly charged with Assault 2nd Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree. He was held overnight and was expected to head to youth court at First District Count in Central Islip.
Suffolk County Police was unable to provide updated information on the suspect's court appearance.
New York state has some of the nation's strictest gun laws. The state rolled out tighter laws last week, including a requirement that concealed carry permit applicants need to undergo an interview, and another that marked a number of locations as illegal to carry a concealed firearm.
The package of legislation came after a June Supreme Court decision that struck down regulation that would have required concealed carry permit applicants to show "proper cause."
In the past week, the U.S. has seen various shootings involving teens. On Friday, a Michigan teenager was arrested after allegedly killing his own mother and her boyfriend inside a home in a Detroit suburb. The 19-year-old was charged with two counts of first-degree premeditated homicide and two counts of firearm weapons felony.
On Wednesday in Arizona, two teenage girls were arrested after police said they allegedly plotted a school shooting and made a list of students they planned to target.
