Wyandanch, NY - September 5, 2016 - Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a shooting that killed one man and injured another in Wyandanch last night.
A group of people were standing on Irving Avenue near Doe Street when shots were fired at approximately 11:25 p.m. When police arrived, they discovered two shooting victims, Malik Stoddart and a 19-year-old male, in the street. Stoddart, 18, of Wyandanch, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The 19-year-old was transported to a local hospital by Wyandanch-Wheatley Heights Ambulance Corp. with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.