Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Suffolk Police ID Man Shot To Death In Coram
Homicide investigators were called to a location on Middle Country Road just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, a spokeswoman said.
UPDATE 7:21 p.m.: A 25-year-old Shirley man was found shot to death in a wooded area in Coram on Thursday morning, Suffolk police said.
Officers responded to the woods behind a strip mall on Middle Country Road, after someone found Branzel Bonner Jr. shot, said police, adding that he was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a confidential police hotline, at 1-800-220-TIPS.
Find out what's happening in Port Jeffersonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
UPDATE 7:02 p.m.: A police spokesman has confirmed a man was shot and killed in Coram earlier today.
CORAM, NY — A homicide investigation is underway in Coram, Suffolk police said Thursday.
Find out what's happening in Port Jeffersonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Investigators were called to a location on Middle Country Road just before 10 a.m., a spokeswoman said. No further details were immediately available.
CORAM NY..SCPD 6TH PCT RESPONDED TO A SUBJECT SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE WOODS OFF MIDDLE CTY RD THE SUBJECT WAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL WITH VERY SERIOUS INJURIES #SHOOTING #LONGISLAND #CRIME #POLICE #HOMICIDE # pic.twitter.com/5xmMB58YzY
— OnScenePhotography (@onsceneprez) December 2, 2021
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
