🌱 Southampton Daily: Arrest Made In Christmas Day Shooting

Good morning, Southampton! Diane Witek here, to get you started with everything you need to know going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Winds subsiding and colder. High: 34, low: 23.

Here are the top stories today in Southampton:

1. Dominick Parisi, 57, a Hampton Bays man, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the Christmas Day shooting death of a man in his Southampton home, police said. Steven Byrnes, 53, of Roses Grove Road in Southampton, was identified as the man killed in his home on Dec. 25, 2021, police said. (Southampton Patch)
2. Police are seeking the public's help to find the Jeep involved in a fatal Riverside hit-and-run that happened on Thursday night. According to Southampton Town Police, the crash took place at 6:28 p.m. on Flanders Road and Old Quogue Road. The driver of a gray, box-style Jeep Cherokee fled the scene, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Southampton Town Police Department's detective division at 631-702-2230. (Southampton Patch)
3. New York State Police said that Gracelynn Perkowski, the 4-year-old girl critically injured in a Flanders crash on Thursday, died Sunday. Her mother was arrested and charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs. The crash is still under investigation and New York State Police are asking anyone with information to call 631-756-3300. (Southampton Patch)
4. Southampton Town Police patrol units, community response units, bay constables, and the Suffolk County Police Department aviation unit responded to help find a missing kayaker from Southampton. John Jackman, 55, was found Sunday and later died, police said. According to Southampton Town Police, a call came in at 6:23 p.m. about Jackman, who went out kayaking on Shinnecock Bay with his dog but never returned. The dog returned without Jackman, and the search commenced. (Southampton Patch)

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Today in Southampton:

• JH Late Winter Sports Begin — Southampton UFSD. (All Day)
• Youth Advisory Committee — Town of Southampton Youth Bureau. (6:30 p.m.)

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• Peconic Land Trust: "Wintry views of the Townsend Memorial Overlook at the Edwards Farm Preserve in Orient."(Facebook) (Website)
• Southampton NY Rotary Club: "Anyone interested in supporting the Southampton Rotary by buying a $50 football box? We accept VENMO, checks or cash!" (Facebook) (Website)

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— Diane Witek

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