Police ID Man Shot To Death In Wheatley Heights

Update:

WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY — Frederick Delacruz, 30, of the Bronx, has been identified as the man who was fatally shot in Wheatley Heights early Saturday, according to Suffolk Police.

Original story:

WHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY — A man was killed in a shooting early Saturday morning in Wheatley Heights, the Suffolk County Police Department said. Homicide Squad detectives are investigating.

A 911 caller reported a man lying on the side of Little East Neck Road between Charlestown Place and Westmore Place around 2:50 a.m., police said. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound, police said. He was brought to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the shooting 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.