Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Central Islip Shooting
The 27-year-old was a passenger in a car driving on Carleton Avenue when the occupant of another car fired shots, police said.
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — A passenger in a car was killed in a shooting in Central Islip Saturday night, according to Suffolk police.
A woman was driving a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta southbound on Carleton Avenue, near Hoppen Drive, at 11:30 p.m. when the occupant of another car fired shots into the car, police said.
The front seat passenger, Rahsaan Pressley, and a 24-year-old woman in the backseat were both struck by bullets, police said.
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Pressley, 27, of Selden, was transported to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The female passenger was also transported to Southside Hospital where she was treated and released. The driver was not injured. Police believe the occupants of the car were targeted.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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