NY Man On Run In Virginia Charged In Long Island Fatal Shooting: Cops

NORTH BELLPORT, NY — A Suffolk man has been charged in the murder of another man earlier this month, Suffolk police said Tuesday.

Homicide Squad detectives, along with the United States Marshals Service's New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and Newport police, arrested a 28-year-old North Bellport man for the murder of Lee Houpe in North Bellport on June 15, according to police.

Shati Smith, 28, was charged with second-degree murder as a fugitive from justice and will be returned to Suffolk after his arraignment in Newport News Circuit Court on Wednesday.

Police said a male driver shot Houpe, who was standing outside of his Post Avenue home at about 1:45 p.m., and then drove away in an unknown direction.

Houpe was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.