Long Island Son Wanted In Connection With Dad's Slay May Be Injured: Police

LONG ISLAND, NY — Investigators have revealed more details about the Long Island son wanted in connection with the stabbing death of his father, saying Monday that he suffered injuries after crashing an SUV, Suffolk police said.

Homicide Squad detectives believe Matthew Zoll crashed a black GMC Yukon SUV at the intersection of 25A and the William Floyd Parkway in Shoreham on Nov. 9 at around 1:35 a.m., according to police.

The Yukon was impounded, police said.

Officers called to a home on Quail Road in Rocky Point at around 1:25 a.m. on Nov. 9 after a 911 caller reported a stabbing, found Joseph Zoll, 61, and he was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

Investigators have been searching for Zoll's son, Matthew Zoll, for the 12 days since the stabbing.

Police searched wooded patches along Route 25A and William Floyd Parkway on the North Shore, and a police command post was set up just south of 25A last week, as a police spokesperson said the department was searching the "entire area."

The search efforts also included the sheriff's office, and rangers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

School officials in the nearby Shoreham-Wading River School District advised parents of the police department's search last week, saying that it would be "on and near the campus" and announced there would be additional security guards on duty.

Friday a spokeswoman for the district said officials remained "hyper-vigilant."

A police department spokesperson on Monday said the search is ongoing.

Further details were not released.

Zoll is 6 feet 1 inches tall, weighs 150 lbs, and has brown hair and brown eyes, one of which has a small scar under it.

He is not believed to be in a vehicle, police said.

Zoll was previously reported missing but then found unharmed back in April, according to a police news release.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about Zoll's whereabouts, to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS, a confidential police hotline.