39-year-old woman found dead of apparent gunshot wounds, police say
Nassau County police found the female, 39, fatally shot in her apartment in Mineola. Credit: Google Maps
Nassau County police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a 39-year-old woman found dead of apparent gunshot wounds by officers conducting a wellness check Saturday at an apartment building in Mineola.
Police said officers responded to the apartment at 140 Old Country Rd. as part of a wellness check at 11:16 a.m. and found the victim, who was pronounced at the scene by a police medic. Police have not released her identity — or additional details of the incident — but said the investigation is ongoing.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the case to call 911 or Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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