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'Execution-Style Murder': Mastic Beach Man Indicted For Killing Victim Outside Bar, Fleeing
A Long Island man, as well as his brother and a friend, have been indicted for their respective roles in the brutal killing of a man outside of a local bar.
Joseph Scalafani, aged 34 of Mastic Beach, is accused of the shooting death of another Mastic Beach resident, 32-year-old Alex Smith, and then fleeing the state, the Suffolk County DA announced Tuesday, July 11.
Scalafani first violated a restraining order to approach his ex-girlfriend on May 13, 2023, demanding she set up a meeting between him and Smith, according to the investigation.
He went so far as to pull out a black handgun a…
Suspect Nabbed After 30-Year-Old Shot, Killed During Confrontation In Mastic Beach
A suspect has been caught after a fatal shooting on Long Island.
The victim was shot following a confrontation that occurred in Mastic Beach in the parking lot of 373 Neighborhood Road at approximately 2 a.m. Saturday, May 20, Suffolk County Police said.
Alex Smith, age 30, of Mastic, was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Sunday, June 4, Suffolk County Police announced that Joseph Scalafani, who was wanted for Smith's murder, was taken into custody in Florida by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office just before 7 a.m. Sunday.
Scalafani, age 32, of Mastic …
Wanted: Suspect ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of 30-Year-Old Mastic Man
Police are asking for help in locating a man accused of shooting another man to death outside a Long Island business.
The victim, 30-year-old Alex Smith, was found at around 2 a.m. Saturday, May 20, in a parking lot in Mastic Beach, located on Neighborhood Road, according to Suffolk County Police.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.
Earlier Report: 30-Year-Old Long Island Man Shot, Killed After Confrontation
On Friday, May 26, police identified the suspect as Joseph Scalafani, age 32, who is known to frequent Mastic, Mastic Beach, and Shirley.
According to investigators, Scalaf…
