Crime & Safety

Man Found Dead Behind Building On LI: Police

He was found Wednesday afternoon, police say.

BRENTWOOD, NY — A man was found dead behind a building in Brentwood Wednesday afternoon, police said.

According to Suffolk County police, an adult man was found deceased behind a building on Washington Avenue at 12:05 p.m.

The preliminary investigation and exam were inconclusive regarding the cause of death, police said. The identity of the man and a cause of death will be determined by an autopsy by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office, police said.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk County homicide squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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