Crime & Safety
Man Shot In Neck During LI BBQ; Suspect Arrested In NYC: Police
The suspect was arrested for the Father's Day shooting by a federal fugitive task force in Washington Heights, police say.
BRENTWOOD, NY — A Brentwood man was arrested Tuesday and accused of shooting another man in the neck during a backyard barbecue on Father's Day last month, Suffolk County police said.
A 35-year-old man was involved in an altercation at a home on Ellery Street at about 8:04 p.m. June 21 when he was shot in the neck, police said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated and later released, according to police.
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Third Squad detectives identified Jose Quezada, 30, as the suspected shooter during their investigation, police said.
Quezada was taken into custody in Washington Heights, Manhattan, at about 6:40 a.m. Tuesday by members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, authorities said.
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He was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Quezada was scheduled to be held overnight at the Third Precinct before his arraignment Wednesday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.
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