Police ID Two Men Found Dead Miles Apart in Coram

Update 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: Police have identified the man found near the parking lot as 24-year-old Leon Parks, of Coram. The man found in the car has been identified as 22-year-old Parish Whitty.

Original story:

Two men were found dead, at least one of them a victim of violence, in two separate incidents in Coram Monday morning.

According to police, Sixth Precinct officers responded to a call at 1 Brookwood Drive at 8:07 a.m. When they arrived, they discovered the body of a man lying in a grassy area near a parking lot, police said.

The man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not say how the man died.

About an hour later and three miles away, another man was found dead in a car, police said.

Police said officers responded to a call near the intersection of Coram-Swezeytown Road and Mount Sinai-Coram Road at about 9:20 a.m.

When the officers arrived, they discovered the body of a man inside a black 2000 Infinity Q45, police said.

The man appeared to be a victim of violence and the cause of death is under investigation, police said.

The man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not say if they believe the two cases are connected.

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

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