7 Men Charged After Brawl Breaks Out Between Motorcyclists On Long Island: Police

LONG ISLAND, NY — Seven men were arrested in the aftermath of a brawl between two groups of motorcyclists that left four people hurt in Lindenhurst on Sunday, Suffolk police said.

A confrontation between the two groups began at 1683 Sports Bar & Grille on Sunrise Highway in West Islip at around 3 p.m., police said, adding that the groups then moved to Phillips 66 Gas Station on East Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst, where around 20 people fought each other at around 3:30 p.m.

When officers arrived, they arrested several people and found multiple people who were hurt, police said.

Five men were taken to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries — four of them for stab wounds and the fifth one for blunt force wounds, according to police.

After an investigation by 1st Squad detectives, seven men were charged with second-degree riot, and they were issued desk appearance tickets and field appearance tickets, police said.

The investigation is ongoing, according to police.