Police are investigating a shooting that critically injured a Central Islip man early this morning outside a bar.
According to Suffolk County Police, Maurice James was shot in the torso after becoming involved in an altercation on Nov. 24 at approximately 1:50 a.m. outside Attitudes Bar and Grill, 485 Waverly Ave. in Patchogue.
James, 30, was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue and had emergency surgery. James was listed in critical condition following the surgery.
The SCPD is investigating what happened outside the bar. If you have any information, please call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Source: Suffolk County Police Department/SCPD
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