Man dies after driving to Center Moriches 7-Eleven with gunshot wound in leg, cops say
Suffolk County police investigate the death of a man who was found shot in the leg in the parking lot of a Center Moriches 7-Eleven convenience store early Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. He was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. Credit: Stringer News Service
Suffolk police said they are investigating the death of a man who was found shot in the leg in Center Moriches early Sunday.
Police received a call at about 2:40 a.m. reporting a man with a gunshot wound to his leg in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven convenience store located at 632 Main St.
Detectives said the man drove his vehicle to the store. He was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead.
The man’s identity has not been released, pending notification of his family. Police ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-220-TIPS.
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