Man found dead in Riverhead was likely murdered, Suffolk police say
Police are investigating the death of a man who was found when officers responded to a 911 call for an abandoned vehicle in Riverhead Wednesday night. Credit: Stringer News Service
Officers responding to a 911 call of an abandoned vehicle in Riverhead Wednesday night found a man dead, police said.
Suffolk County police said the victim has been identified as Marco Grisales, 39, of Sag Harbor, and said preliminary indications are he was murdered.
Police said the abandoned vehicle, found alongside the road on Roanoke Avenue south of Green Tree Drive, was reported in a 911 call to Riverhead Town police at about 7:40 p.m.
Police said responding Riverhead officers found Grisales. Suffolk Homicide Squad detectives were then dispatched to investigate and determined Grisales suffered "head injuries" that were likely fatal.
Police did not release any additional details of the investigation, but said the incident has been classified as a homicide.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding the case to call Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-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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