A 15-year-old Riverhead High School student was fatally shot yesterday afternoon in Calverton.
Suffolk County Police said Preston Gamble was involved in an altercation between two groups of teenagers and young adults on Hill Circle in Calverton when a male shot him at 3:55 p.m.
Gamble was taken by family to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the shooting and ask anyone with information to contact detectives at 631-852- 6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain anonymous, police said.
Riverhead School District Superintendent Augustine Tornatore informed the school district community of the shooting in a call to parents and a letter posted on the district website.
“It is with the deepest sorrow that we inform you this evening that a Riverhead high school student was a victim of an act of violence that occurred in our community,” Tornatore said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the student’s family and friends at this time.”
Tornatore said counselors throughout the district will be available beginning today for all students, faculty and staff as needed.
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