Crime & Safety

Queens Man Found Shot To Death In Amityville

The 25-year-old was found on the ground with a gunshot would on Thursday morning, police say.

Romario Williams, 25, was found dead on Park Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. on Thursday.
Romario Williams, 25, was found dead on Park Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. on Thursday. (Photo credit: Bryan Lopez)

AMITYVILLE, NY — A Queens man was found shot to death in Amityville on Thursday morning, according to Suffolk Police. Amityville Police officers and Suffolk County Police First Precinct officers responded to a call of shots fired on Park Avenue at 5:15 a.m.

Upon arrival, officers found 25-year-old Romario Williams on the ground with a gunshot wound.

Williams was transported via Amityville Fire Department ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.

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

Photo credit: Bryan Lopez

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