Brookhaven to Air "Telling Amy’s Story” and Host Panel on Domestic Violence

This Wednesday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m., the Town of Brookhaven’s Department of Women’s Services will screen the award-winning documentary film, “Telling Amy’s Story” and host a panel discussion to help raise awareness of domestic violence. 

The film recounts the events surrounding the life of a young woman named Amy Homan McGee, who after years of abuse finally decided to leave her husband Vincent.  On Nov. 8, 2001, she was shot by her estranged husband when she went back to her old house to retrieve some belongings.

Following the film, a panel discussion will be held with experts and advocates from the Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Suffolk County Police Department, and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

Admission to the event is free. For more information, call the Town’s Department of Women’s Services at (631) 698-2074 or visit www.brookhaven.org. The event will be held in second floor auditorium at Brookhaven Town Hall.