Man Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Greenlawn Woman during Domestic Dispute

A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a woman during a domestic dispute in Greenlawn.

During a domestic related incident on June 4, Eric Giovanni Whilby allegedly shot a 40-year-old woman on Leigh Street at 12:52  a.m. Whilby then fled the scene. 

The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

Later that morning at 8:40 a.m., Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives, with the assistance of New York State Police  Troop T and the New Rochelle Police Department, arrested Whilby on Pelham  Road in New Rochelle.

Whilby, 37, of Greenlawn, was charged with Assault in the First Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Secondd Degree. He was held overnight at the Third Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on June 5.