Crime & Safety

Man Dead After Deer Park Auto Body Shooting

Police found the man injured in the open auto body shop.

The man was shot and killed on Monday evening, police said.
The man was shot and killed on Monday evening, police said. (Shuttershock)

DEER PARK, NY — A man is dead, after he was shot and injured outside an auto body shop in Deer Park on Monday evening, Suffolk County police said.

At about 7:50 p.m., a 911 caller reported an injured man at Triple J, located at 251 B Skidmore Road.

When police arrived, they found the man inside the auto body shop, which was open.

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The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Detectives are currently investigating the case.

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