Crime & Safety

Police Release Cause Of Death Of Man Found Behind Bar

The man's body was found behind a vacant bar near Hofstra University.

HEMPSTEAD, NY – Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after a body was found behind a vacant Nassau County bar Monday afternoon, police said. T

According to Nassau police, a white man who appeared to be in his late 40s was found dead in the rear parking lot of McHebes at 722 Fulton Ave. The bar, which closed in 2015, is down the road from Hofstra University.

The cause of death was suicide, according to the state Medical Examiner.

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The site of the old McHebes on Fulton Avenue. (Google Maps)


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