The man who admitted to firing gunshots outside the home of former Congressman Lee Zeldin learned his fate in a Suffolk County courtroom, as the convicted triggerman was sentenced to more than a decade in prison.
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney confirmed that Noah Green, 20, of Shirley, was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, and other related charges, for shooting at three people, striking two of them in the chest, in front of the former gubernatorial candidate’s home in October 2022.
Green was one of 18 defendants indicted in December 2022 following a long-term investigation into violence committed by a criminal street organization, “No Fake Love.”
"This was a horrific act of gang-related violence that put innocent lives at risk. The defendant’s decision to open fire on a residential neighborhood, with two young girls inside the home he shot towards, demonstrates a complete disregard for human life,” said District Attorney Tierney.
Green admitted to leaving his home with another individual and got into a stolen 2022 Honda CRV. While Green was driving the vehicle, police said he encountered three rival gang members walking down the street in front of Zeldin’s house.
Law enforcement said Green shot a torrent of bullets from the vehicle, striking two of the individuals in the chest. Both men survived.
During the shooting, Congressman Zeldin’s daughters were inside doing homework.
Afterward, Green boasted on social media and through other electronic communications about committing the shooting to alleged fellow gang members. Green frequently posted his gang affiliation on social media accounts, posted photos and videos of himself and other gang members with weapons and stolen vehicles, and boasted on social media as a way to taunt and challenge rivals.
In October of 2022, police conducted surveillance when they spotted Green leaving his residence in Shirley and entered the driver’s seat of the stolen 2022 Honda CRV. Members of law enforcement then approached Green, who immediately exited the stolen vehicle and began running away in an attempt to evade arrest.
During their pursuit, Green continuously refused to comply with the officers’ commands and began reaching for his pants pocket, where law enforcement later recovered a loaded Taurus 9mm pistol with a high-capacity magazine.
A microscopic examination of the firearm revealed that this was the same pistol Green had used to commit the October 9th shooting outside of Zeldin’s home.
Additionally, a search of the 2022 Honda CRV revealed that shell casings from the October 9th shooting were still lodged between the windshield and the hood of the vehicle.
On September 12, 2024, Green pleaded guilty to the following charges before Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony S. Senft, Jr.:
* Three counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Class B violent felonies
* Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Class C violent
felonies
* One count of Conspiracy in the Second Degree, a Class B felony.
Justice Hon. Anthony S. Senft, Jr. sentenced Green to 12 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Martha Duffy and Donald Barclay of the Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau. The overall investigation into the No Fake Love gang was conducted by District Attorney Investigator Jean Graf of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Gang Task Force, and the investigation into the October 2022 shooting was conducted Detective Michael Yonelunas of the Suffolk County Police Department.