Cops: Man arrested in shooting outside Port Jefferson restaurant

Police responded early Saturday after two men were shot outside the... — Police responded early Saturday after two men were shot outside the bar Tommy's Place. Credit: Stringer News Service

By Joan Gralla and Dandan Zoujoan.gralla@newsday.com,dandan.zou@newsday.com JoanGralla,June 21, 2021

A 20-year-old was arrested Sunday after shooting two men outside a Port Jefferson eatery over the weekend, Suffolk County police said.

Ethan Ladd of Port Jefferson Station was charged with two counts of assault in the first degree, a felony, police said Sunday.

The two men, 22 and 20, were shot about 1:56 a.m. Saturday outside Tommy's Place Restaurant and Bar at 109 Main St. Both were taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

Police said Ladd would be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned Monday at First District Court in Central Islip.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

joan.gralla@newsday.com,dandan.zou@newsday.com JoanGralla,

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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