Police said 50 to 60 people -- many of them underage -- were at the party, which advertised a DJ and alcohol.
"This advertisement that went out on social media was sent throughout the community and invited a crowd of people there where they were serving alcohol and, possibly, also liquid marijuana," Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said.
CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado spoke with the event space owner, who said what was supposed to be an end of summer party unfortunately got out of hand. Young said the day party started at 3 p.m. and was set to be over by 10 p.m. By Tuesday morning, there were bullet holes in the windows and tossed furniture and debris inside.
"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.""It's always been a nice neighborhood.
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