Carlos Ventura-Zelaya homicide: Cops ask for public’s help

Crime Stoppers and the Nassau County Police Homicide Squad are seeking the public's help in solving the homicide of Carlos Ventura-Zelaya in Roosevelt on Oct. 14, 2016. Credit:
Nassau police on Tuesday were seeking the public’s help in solving the homicide of Carlos Ventura-Zelaya, 24, in Roosevelt.
The victim was shot in front of a house at Hudson Avenue near Nassau Road at about 10:15 p.m. Friday.
Police have said they do not know why Ventura-Zelaya was at that location, and residents have said gunshots are an unfamiliar sound on the normally quiet block.
The hotline telephone number for Crime Stoppers is 800-244-TIPS (8477), and all calls are anonymous.
Alternatively, anyone with information about the killing can contact Detective Pescitelli or any member of the Nassau County Homicide Squad at 516-573-7788.

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