Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Man Dies In Long Island Pool: Police
A Brooklyn man was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in a Long Island pool Friday morning, police say.
WYANDANCH, NY — A Brooklyn man drowned in a backyard pool early Friday morning, according to Suffolk County police.
Kenneth Murphy, 29, of Brooklyn, died while swimming in a backyard pool on Jamaica Avenue in Wyandanch early Friday morning, police said.
Police arrived at the scene after receiving a 911 call reporting that Murphy was unresponsive in the pool and performed CPR on him but were unable to revive him, police said.
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Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Anyone with information may contact the Homicide Squad at 631- 852-6392.
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