Woman Found Shot To Death On Long Island: Cops

CORAM, NY — A woman found shot in a parking lot behind Middle Country Road in Coram early Saturday morning was later pronounced dead at the hospital, Suffolk police said.

Officers responding to a 911 call reporting shots fired in a parking lot behind 24 Middle Country Road, which is Taino's Lounge, but also serves other businesses, at about 1:25 a.m., police said, adding that when they arrived, the woman was "suffering from a gunshot wound."

The woman, Martina Thompson, 33, of East Patchogue, was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue where she was pronounced dead, police said.

A police spokeswoman said detectives believe Thompson was the intended target.

The investigation is continuing, according to police.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Homicide Squad at 631- 852-6392 or Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS.