Man Found Dead In Long Island Backyard

BAYWOOD, NY – Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who was found in the backyard of an unoccupied house in Baywood Sunday morning.

A person went to check on the house at 1211 Udall Road and discovered an adult male dead in the backyard at 10:23 a.m.

The man, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, suffered a wound to his head. The exact cause of death, which appears criminal, will be determined by the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.