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Fatal Shooting Over Fanny Pack Nets Riverhead Gunman Decades In Prison Fatal Shooting Over Fanny Pack Nets Riverhead Gunman Decades In Prison
Fatal Shooting Over Fanny Pack Nets Riverhead Gunman Decades In Prison A Long Island man is facing decades behind bars for shooting and killing a 25-year-old man during a fight over a bag. Marcus Reid, age 24, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 11. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter and related charges in the death of Branzel Bonner. Prosecutors said Bonner was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the morning of Dec. 21, 2021 in a wooded area in Coram, near Middle Country Road and Homestead Drive. As part of his guilty plea, Reid admitted that he fired multiple rounds from a semiautomatic handg…

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Accused Cop Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder For 'Senseless' Attack On Suffolk Officer Accused Cop Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder For 'Senseless' Attack On Suffolk Officer
Accused Cop Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder For 'Senseless' Attack On Suffolk Officer The 20-year-old man accused of shooting a Long Island police officer on the job could spend decades behind bars. Janell Funderburke, age 20, of Coram, was formally arraigned on over a dozen criminal charges, including aggravated attempted murder, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, May 25. Suffolk County Police officers were surveilling Funderburke’s Coram home, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation on Thursday, May 11, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. Earlier Report: Watch: Suffolk County Officer Gets Hero's Send-Off Fr…

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Watch: Suffolk County Officer Gets Hero's Send-Off From Hospital Week After Being Shot On Duty Watch: Suffolk County Officer Gets Hero's Send-Off From Hospital Week After Being Shot On Duty
Watch: Suffolk County Officer Gets Hero's Send-Off From Hospital Week After Being Shot On Duty A Long Island police officer is back home with his family just one week after being shot while on duty. Suffolk County Police officer Michael LaFauci was released from Stony Brook University Hospital on Thursday, May 18. Video shared by the department shows the six-year veteran officer exiting the hospital in a wheelchair, flanked by his fiancé and 17-month-daughter, as dozens of officers salute and bagpipers perform "God Bless America." Video of LaFauci's release can be viewed here. The moving scene came just seven days after LaFauci was shot while surveilling a home in Coram, located on…

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Update: Suffolk County Officer Shot On Duty To Be Released From Hospital Update: Suffolk County Officer Shot On Duty To Be Released From Hospital
Update: Suffolk County Officer Shot On Duty To Be Released From Hospital A Long Island police officer is set to be released from the hospital a week after he was shot while on duty. Suffolk County Police officer Michael LaFauci will be released from Stony Brook University Hospital at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 18, the department announced in a statement. LaFauci was shot Thursday, May 11, while surveilling a home in Coram, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, as part of an armed robbery investigation. Earlier Report: Accused Cop Shooter Was Once Rescued From Burning Car By Suffolk County Police The alleged gunman, 20-year-old Jennel Funderburke, of C…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Update: ID Released For Man Accused Of Shooting Suffolk County PD Officer Update: ID Released For Man Accused Of Shooting Suffolk County PD Officer
Update: ID Released For Man Accused Of Shooting Suffolk County PD Officer The identity has been released of a suspect who is now in custody after a police officer was shot on Long Island. The Suffolk County PD Sixth Precinct officer was shot twice while on the job during an incident at a Coram home at approximately 12:50 p.m. Thursday, May 11, according to authorities. Earlier Report: Police Officer Shot At Long Island Home (Developing) The man who allegedly shot him, 20-year-old Janell Funderburke, was inside a Norfleet Lane home when police arrived to do surveillance, as Funderburke was wanted for an armed robbery that had occurred two days earlier. Upon se…

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Police Officer Shot At Coram Home (Developing) Police Officer Shot At Coram Home (Developing)
Police Officer Shot At Coram Home (Developing) A Long Island police officer is hospitalized after being shot on the job. The Suffolk County Police officer was shot at around 12:50 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at a home in Coram, located on Homestead Drive near Norfleet Lane, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The officer, who has not been identified, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment. A hospital spokesperson would not comment on the officer’s condition. Police did not elaborate on the nature of the officer’s injuries, but according to police radio traffic they were shot in the arm and leg. It was…

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by Michael Mashburn