Crime & Safety

Man Arrested, Charged With Murder After Woman Found In Vehicle At LI Gas Station Dies: PD

She was found injured in a vehicle at the gas station and later died, police say.

YAPHANK, NY — A man was arrested after killing a woman who was found inside a vehicle at a Yaphank gas station Saturday morning, police said.

According to Suffolk County police, Michael McHenry, 40, of Bellport, was arrested on Saturday at 8:13 p.m.. and charged with second-degree murder.

He was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.

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The woman was found injured in a vehicle at a Yaphank gas station early Saturday morning and later died — and police said they believed her cause of death was criminal.

According to Suffolk County police, homicide squad detectives are investigating the incident, which took place at about 7:25 a.m.

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Juliann Bachmann, 30, was located injured and unresponsive, in a vehicle at the Speedway gas station, located on Horseblock Road, police said.

Bachmann was transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

Following a preliminary investigation, detectives believe the cause of death to be criminal, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department's homicide squad at 631-852-6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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