Cops identify man found dead in Brentwood
Investigators probe the scene where a man was found dead on Nimitz Avenue, near Bradley Street in Brentwood. (May 12, 2011) Credit: James Carbone
Suffolk County police Thursday identified a man found dead last week on a Brentwood street.
Homicide detectives said in a news release the man is Pablo Raphael Vasquez-Rosalas, 34, who lived on Bradley Street, near where he was found dead at 6:12 a.m. May 12.
Third Precinct officers responded to an emergency call for a body lying in the road on Nimitz Avenue and found Vasquez-Rosalas with a trauma wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office, police said.
A police spokeswoman said detectives have not released information on Vasquez-Rosalas' wounds and that the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers, 800-220-8477, or the Homicide Squad, 631-852-6392. All calls will be kept confidential.
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