SHIRLEY, NY –A Shirley man was killed in an East Patchogue shooting Monday, police said.
According to Suffolk County Police, homicide squad detectives are investigating the incident, which took place at 5:10 p.m. on Taylor Avenue.Fifth Precinct police officers responded to Taylor Avenue after a 911 caller reported the possible shooting; when officers arrived, they discovered Tyrell D. Smith, 25, had been shot, police said.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the homicide squad at 631-852-6392 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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