A Wyandanch man shot in the parking lot of Jake's 58 is suing the casino for "failing to prevent" the shooting, according to court papers dated Friday.

Steffan Bumpers, the man shot outside the Islandia casino and hotel on May 31, 2024, alleges in a complaint filed electronically to the Suffolk County Supreme Court that Suffolk OTB, which owns Jake’s 58, and Suffolk County are responsible for his injuries due to insufficient security at the site.

The complaint, submitted by Melville-based attorney Scott Odierno, seeks an unspecified dollar amount as damages for Bumper’s injuries, which are described as "permanent in nature and character" in the document. Odierno did not return telephone messages left at his office Friday.

The complaint charges the shooting occurred due to "the negligenc

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