Crime & Safety

Cops Find Ronkonkoma Man Fatally Shot In Bay Shore Church Parking Lot

The man was found just before 1 a.m. by officers responding to a 911 call, Suffolk police said.

A Ronkonkoma man was found shot dead in the parking lot of House of Prayer Church Of God in Bay Shore Saturday, Suffolk police said.
A Ronkonkoma man was found shot dead in the parking lot of House of Prayer Church Of God in Bay Shore Saturday, Suffolk police said. (Google Image)

BAY SHORE, NY — A Ronkonkoma man was found shot dead in the parking lot of a church in Bay Shore early Saturday morning, Suffolk police said.

Officers responding to a 911 call found Linver Ortiz-Ponce in the parking lot of the House of Prayer Church Parking Lot on Holbrook Street just before 1 a.m., according to police.

Ortiz-Ponce, 29, of Ronkonkoma, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, adding that the homicide squad is investigating.

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Police did not release any further details about the shooting.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the shooting to contact them directly at 631-852-6392 or to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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