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Cops: Bohemia man's slaying not random crime

December 14, 2009; Bohemia, NY: Investigators at scene

Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by James Carbone | December 14, 2009; Bohemia, NY: Investigators at scene of home invasion turned deadly at 1165 Sycamore Avenue in Bohemia where a 53-year-old male homeowner was shot in the chest during a violent struggle with two armed men wearing ski-masks around 12:30 a.m. Monday morning Two other people were inside the home, but were unhurt.

Suffolk police said Tuesday that the killers of Bohemia resident Steven Privitera went to his Sycamore Avenue home to rob another person living there.

Two armed masked men approached their intended victim, who was outside the home, shortly before 12:30 a.m. Monday, police said.

Citing an ongoing investigation, police said they would not disclose the identity of the person the masked...

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