What Happened
Suffolk County Police arrested Sammie Darby for shooting a 29-year-old man in the leg outside the Track Gas Station at 310 Neighborhood Road in Mastic Beach at approximately 1:18 a.m. Sunday, August 23, 2026, according to a Suffolk County Police Department press release.
Darby and the victim were inside the Track Gas Station market when a verbal dispute broke out between them. Store staff intervened and asked both men to leave. They continued arguing outside the store, and Darby shot the victim in the leg, per Suffolk County Police.
The victim, 29, was transported to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patchogue. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening. His name had not been released as of the initial press release.
Suffolk County Police took Darby into custody. Specific charges, statutes, and arraignment details were not included in the department’s initial release.
Location & Road Context
The Track Gas Station sits at 310 Neighborhood Road in Mastic Beach, a hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven on the South Shore of Suffolk County. Neighborhood Road is a local residential corridor in the Mastic Beach area, not a state or county arterial.
Suffolk County’s local incident database includes 822 recorded accidents across the county. Mastic Beach falls within a densely populated stretch of Brookhaven’s South Shore communities.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
Suffolk County Police have Darby in custody, per the department’s press release. Specific felony or misdemeanor charges under New York Penal Law had not been published at the time of filing. Arraignment date and bail status were not immediately available.