Police say as many as 20 shots were fired. Some of the partygoers themselves called 911, including one individual who reported that she was hiding in a closet at the time, Southampton Police Chief Steven Skrynecki said.
Police say the home was illegally rented through VRBO for just one night, even though Southampton town code requires a minimum stay of two weeks for home rentals.
The quiet Hamptons community is trying to crack down on transients, especially during the pandemic, but neighbors say this isn t the first time. Halloween, they had a big party, no masks, a lot of music, Ernst said. One time they had so many people and they were drunk, they had to drive them back to New York City in a bus.