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Police Investigate North Sea Shooting That Injures Three; Police Suspect Gang Activity

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Police are investigating a shooting at a North Sea party that sent three victims to the hospital.

Police are investigating a shooting at a North Sea party that sent three victims to the hospital.

Kitty Merrill on Mar 2, 2021
Shots were fired “in rapid succession, like an automatic weapon,” one neighbor of a home on Long Springs Road in Southampton said, leaving three people injured early Tuesday morning. With... more

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