Crime & Safety

Man Killed At Party In Wyandanch: Police

Police found the 37-year-old victim in a backyard with a gunshot wound, authorities said.

WYANDANCH, NY — A man was killed overnight at a party in Wyandanch, according to police.

Authorities responded around 1 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call that a man had been shot on East Booker Avenue, police said. When officers arrived, they found 37-year-old Frederick Jackson in a backyard with a gunshot wound, according to police.

Jackson, of Wyandanch, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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Anyone with information is asked to call authorities at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-8477, according to police, who said all calls will be confidential.

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