Gunshots send teens running for cover at party in Valley Stream
VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. -- Gunfire erupted during a party Monday night in Valley Stream.
Nassau County police are not giving many details about what happened, but witnesses told CBS New York they heard five gunshots, then saw one person bleeding from their arm and another being put on a stretcher.
Police shut down the block shortly after 8 p.m. at Ocean and Saint Johns avenues. Witnesses said a group of teenagers was partying at some sort of event space.
One partygoer said it started calm but suddenly an argument broke out, and people started running out of the party. That's when neighbors said they heard gunshots and screaming.
"It was a quiet, peaceful night, maybe a little bit of music. Not too much loud music. No violent music. No type of energy like that. We were only here to have a good time, at the end of the day. Next thing you know, the good time turned into a bad night and they start getting a little violent," witness Keith Joseph said. "Next thing you know, I just see some running. It's usually a friendly neighborhood."
Witnesses said everyone at the party was in their teens to early 20s.
A neighbor said things have changed since the event space opened, causing some problems.
"Ever since some smoke shop or something opened down the block, ever since then, I feel like everything has been out of control in the neighborhood," she said. "I think somebody got shot last week too, down that block. Like I said, it's just been a little out of control."
Nassau County police did not say how many people were shot or if there were any arrests.