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Police ID Man Whose Remains Were Found At Sunken Meadow State Park

The 20-year-old man died recently, police say, as detectives are investigating his death as a homicide.

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Yoneli Abimael Ramos Moreno, 20, of Brentwood, was identified as the man whose remains were found at Sunken Meadow State Park on Monday afternoon, New York State Police said.
Yoneli Abimael Ramos Moreno, 20, of Brentwood, was identified as the man whose remains were found at Sunken Meadow State Park on Monday afternoon, New York State Police said. (New York State Police Department)

KINGS PARK, NY ā€” Yoneli Abimael Ramos Moreno, 20, of Brentwood, was identified as the man whose remains were found at Sunken Meadow State Park on Monday afternoon, New York State Police said in an update on Wednesday.

Ramos-Moreno was found by parkgoers off a trail at the eastern end of Sunken Meadow State Park, police said. His death is being investigated as a homicide, police said. He died recently, officials said.

Yoneli Abimael Ramos Moreno, 20, of Brentwood, was identified as the man whose remains were found at Sunken Meadow State Park on Monday afternoon, New York State Police said. (Courtesy of New York State Police Department)

Police are asking for anyone with information to call 631-756-3300. People may also call Suffolk County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-220-TIPS. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers are offering a cash reward with information that leads to an arrest.

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Officers were called to the park just before 1 p.m. Monday, leading to an investigation by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Identification Unit.

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