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Parolee Shot, Killed Man Sleeping In Car On Long Island, Jury Finds
A Long Island man out on parole shot and killed a man who had been sleeping in a car, a jury found.
Kadeem Lewis, age 31, of Hempstead, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Oct. 31, in the killing of Jose Sanchez-Velasquez.
According to investigators, Lewis and a co-defendant, Richard Ford, were walking around Hempstead looking for a house to burglarize when they spotted Velasquez sleeping in the front seat of his car at around 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2019.
Earlier Report: Man On Parole, Co-Conspirator Charged With Murdering …
Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say
A man is accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend at their Long Island home.
Suffolk County Police were called to a St. James residence on Brasswood Road for a disturbance at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28.
Homicide detectives determined that Daniel Coppola, age 50, shot his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman, police told Daily Voice. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Coppolas were in the middle of a contentious divorce at the time, according to investigators.
Prior to the killings, Coppola picked up the cou…
Duo From Sound Beach, Miller Place Nabbed For Fatal Backyard Shooting At Bohemia Home
Two suspects have been apprehended after a Long Island man was shot to death outside his home.
Click here for a new, updated story - 'Mistaken Identity' Led To Father's Killing In Backyard Of Bohemia Home, DA Says
Late Tuesday night, July 30, Suffolk County Police announced the arrests following an investigation that lasted more than a year-and-a-half after the incident in the fall of 2022.
The suspects, Christopher Fernandez, age 28, of Sound Beach, and Oliver Schor, age 22, Miller Place, were both charged with second-degree murder.
Fernandez is being…
Long Island Man Who Gunned Down 25-Year-Old Faces Sentence
A Long Island man who shot and killed another person during an argument could now spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Ryan Hamilton, a 24-year-old Hempstead man, received his 19 years to life sentence for the murder of Trendabi Reid on Monday, March 18, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
Original Story: Hempstead Man Admits Gunning Down, Killing 25-Year-Old, DA Says
Nearly three years before, on May 7, 2021, Hamilton was socializing with a group of other people in the backyard of 21 James LL Burrell Avenue in Hempstead, where he was also cleaning a gun.
At around…
'Now He Will Pay': Man Who Murdered Pregnant Wife On Long Island Sentenced
A Long Island man who strangled and killed his estranged wife – who was pregnant with his child at the time she died – will spend over two decades behind bars, police said.
Michael Owens, age 30 of St. James, received his 25 years to life sentence for the murder of Kelly Owens on Thursday, Jan. 11, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
Earlier Report - Man Murdered Pregnant, Estranged Wife In Farmingdale, Faces Life In Prison: DA
Nearly four years before, on January 15, 2020, 27-year-old nursing student Kelly Owens was at her Farmingdale apartment on First Avenue, which…
Chuck E. Cheese Beating Death: Long Island Man Charged, DA Says
A Long Island man has been charged with murder a year after his victim was brutally beaten behind a family entertainment center and eventually succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
On Monday, Dec. 18, 62-year-old Dennis Ray (also known as “Midnight), faced his arraignment, a charge of second-degree murder, according to the Nassau County District Attorney.
The new charge comes over a year since Ray, a resident of Roosevelt, was originally indicted for the April 2022 incident on assault and robbery charges.
Earlier Report: Duo Accused Of Attacking, Severely Injuring Man During …
Gunman Who Killed Man Outside Long Island Home Over Heated Phone Call Gets 25 To Life
What began as an argument over the phone ended with a 37-year-old Long Island man shot to death, and now, two years later, his killer is heading to prison.
Michael Gilbert, age 29, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 2, for fatally shooting Tyrell Durham.
Earlier Report: 'Meet Me Outside': Heated Phone Call Led Riverhead Man To Gun Down 37-Year-Old, Jury Finds
According to prosecutors, on Nov. 26, 2021, Gilbert overheard a phone call in which his girlfriend, Lashonda Coles, asked Durham’s girlfriend why she was with “the …
$22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker On Long Island, Jury Finds
A Long Island man was convicted by a jury of killing a gas station worker after stealing just around $20 of gas.
Joshua Roston, age 38 of Baldwin, received his conviction on Friday, Oct. 27 for the 2019 murder of Cemal ‘John’ Dagdeviren, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
At approximately 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2019, Roston pulled up in his GMC SUV to the Pit Stop gas station, located at 1210 Grand Avenue in North Baldwin.
He asked the attendant to fill his tank.
After Roston received $22 worth of gas, he told the attendant that he wanted to pay inside the station with a cr…
Yaphank Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend At Motel In Patchogue
A Long Island man has been accused of murdering his girlfriend at a local motel earlier this year.
On Wednesday, May 29 just before 2:30 a.m., a 911 caller reported a woman not breathing at the Shore Motor Inn, located in Patchogue at 576 Eastbound Sunrise Service Road, Suffolk County Police said.
The woman, Candice Woodruff, age 37, of Katy, Texas, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Following an autopsy by the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, it was determined Woodruff’s cause of death was…
Man Guns Down Niece's 23-Year-Old Boyfriend During Fight At Long Island Home, DA Says
A family argument escalated to a deadly shooting outside a Long Island home that left a 23-year-old man dead.
Brent Henry, age 59, of Riverhead, was indicted on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug. 31, in the death of Ines Reyes.
According to prosecutors, the two men got into an altercation on Friday, Aug. 18, inside a Bellport home that Reyes shared with his girlfriend, Henry’s niece. It quickly escalated into a fist fight.
Reyes and his girlfriend then left the home and went to a relative’s house in East Patchogue, located on Amsterdam Avenue.
A short time later, Hen…
Man Smokes Cigar After Fatally Beating, Urinating On Roommate At Long Island Home: DA
A 46-year-old man has been formally charged with murder for allegedly beating his roommate to death outside their Long Island home.
Felix Martinez, of Port Jefferson Station, was indicted on second-degree murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 29, in the death of Richard Shields.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the two got into an argument in front of their Port Jefferson Station home, located on Jarvin Road, shortly after noon on Friday, Aug. 4.
Surveillance footage from a neighbor’s home shows that Martinez confronted Shields, age 56, as the vic…
LI Man's 'Senseless' Killings Of Wife, Daughter Lead To First-Degree Murder Charges: DA
Prosecutors have slapped a Long Island man with upgraded charges of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his wife and 2-year-old daughter.
Zanoor Jaffari, age 31, of Brentwood, was indicted on four counts of murder in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Aug. 21, in the killings of his wife Misbah Batool and the couple’s daughter, Aiza.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Jaffari stabbed both victims multiple times inside their Brentwood home on Sunday, July 30.
Earlier Report: Brentwood Man Accused Of Stabbing Wife, Daughter To Death
Suffolk County Pol…
26-Year-Old Fatally Shoots His Mother At Their Deer Park Residence, Police Say
A Long Island man has been apprehended after police say he shot and killed his mother at their residence.
The incident happened around 9:20 p.m. Friday, July 14 in Deer Park, on the 1600 block of Deer Park Avenue.
The victim, Deborah Strauch, age 64, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Suffolk County Police.
Her son, Tyler Strauch, age 26, has been charged with second-degree murder.
He was scheduled for arraignment Saturday, July 15 at First District Court in Central Islip.
Caught On Video: Suspect Admits Shooting 31-Year-Old To Death Outside Long Island Restaurant
Nearly two years after a man was shot to death outside of a Long Island restaurant, the victim’s killer has confessed.
Ismael Rodriguez-Rosado, age 29, of East Islip, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, June 5, in the death of 31-year-old German Ariel Montes De Oca Ramirez in August 2021.
According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the two got into an altercation outside of the Mi Nueva Encanto Restaurant, located in Central Islip on Carleton Avenue, at around 1 a.m. on Aug. 2, 2021.
Earlier Report: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shoo…
