Noah Green, of Shirley, sentenced to 12 years for shooting outside former Rep. Lee Zeldin's house

An alleged gang member who admitted the drive-by shooting of two rivals outside the home of former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Shirley home in October 2022 was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday in Riverhead.

Noah Green, 20, pleaded guilty last month to attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and conspiracy. Both victims injured in the shooting survived the attack.

Green, of Shirley, faced up to 25 years in prison but agreed to plead guilty to the charges in exchange for the 12-year prison sentence followed by 5 years of supervised release. Green was one of 18 defendants indicted in December 2022 following a long-term investigation into violent crimes committed by the "No Fake Love" gang by Long Island law enforcement agencies and Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney’s office.

Zeldin was in the midst of an unsuccessful run for New York governor when Green, riding in a stolen Honda sport utility vehicle, fired at three teens near Zeldin’s home on Oct. 9, 2022. Two of the teens were hit in the chest. Authorities said Zeldin was not a target and was not present during the shooting, but his two teenage daughters were home when police said Green opened fire. 

The former congressman could not be reached for comment. Green’s attorney, Chad LaVeglia, of Hauppauge, declined to comment on the sentence after Tuesday’s hearing. Several of Green’s family members attended Tuesday’s hearing but declined to comment.

Green pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge on Sept. 12, but Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Martha Duffy told Acting Suffolk Supreme Court Justice Anthony Senft he had not made any "meaningful admission" about his involvement with No Fake Love.

Reading from a probation report, Senft said Green had denied membership in No Fake Love and said he did not know any of his co-defendants. Senft asked Green if he told the truth when he pleaded guilty and lied when he spoke to a probation official.

"Correct," Green replied.

Green declined to address the court, but shouted "I love you all" to his family after being led away by court officers.

Suffolk police said at the time of the shooting that three teens were walking on Saint George Drive West when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and an occupant fired multiple gunshots through the car's window at 2:19 p.m. Two 17-year-old males were struck and attempted to hide in the yard of a home on the street while the third fled on foot.

Zeldin later issued a statement that said he and his family lived in the home where the victims attempted to hide. Zeldin and his wife, Diana, were returning home from the Bronx Columbus Day Parade in Morris Park when the shooting occurred, he said. His daughters were home, he said, doing homework.

"After my daughters heard the gunshots and the screaming, they ran upstairs, locked themselves in the bathroom and immediately called 911. They acted very swiftly and smartly every step of the way and Diana and I are extremely proud of them," Zeldin said in the statement.

He issued a statement Tuesday saying, "My family and I are thankful for Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and the many law enforcement officials who swiftly acted to keep my daughters safe, and hold Mr. Green accountable for his actions on October 9, 2022. The events that took place that day left bullets and bleeding victims mere feet away from where my daughters were sitting and doing their homework. We have to continue to work to keep our streets safe and hold criminals accountable to make sure our children feel secure in their own homes.”

Green was in the stolen Honda SUV when law enforcement officials approached him about three weeks after the shooting. He was arrested after a foot chase.

When law enforcement officials searched the vehicle, they found shell casings still lodged between the windshield and the hood of the vehicle, prosecutors said. They also found, in his pants pocket, a loaded Taurus 9mm pistol with a high-capacity magazine. Tests showed it was the same gun used in the shootings, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors also said Green had boasted on social media about his gang affiliation and about committing the shooting. He posted photographs and videos of himself and other gang members with weapons and stolen vehicles, prosecutors said.

The 148-count indictment announced in 2022 by Tierney’s office included charges related to the slaying of a man outside a Farmingville nightclub, violent carjackings in Wading River and Wantagh and the theft of six French bulldog puppies; in total, 31 separate alleged crimes, starting from October 2021.

No Fake Love was a turf-based gang that considered Mastic and Shirley its territory, although its members committed crimes throughout Long Island, Tierney said in 2022.

Its members included members of Crips and Bloods, larger national gangs that are traditional rivals, law enforcement officials have said. 

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