Full Notification

For Immediate Release  
April 23, 2018

Incident:         Man Attempts to Kill Girlfriend before Killing Himself
Location:        20 Washington Ave., Bay Shore
Date/Time:     April 23, 2018 at approximately 11:30 a.m.
 
Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating a suicide and attempted murder that occurred in Bay Shore.
 
Third Precinct officers responded to a call at approximately 11:30 a.m. to check on the welfare of a resident of 20 Washington Ave., in Bay Shore. When officers arrived, they found Edvin Sorto Gomez dead from a self-inflicted wound. A female who was critically injured was also found in the home. The woman, Gomez’ girlfriend was transported to a local hospital where she was in critical condition. 
 
Following an investigation by Homicide Squad detectives, it was determined Gomez, 48, injured his 57-year-old girlfriend and then hung himself. Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  
 
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Authority: Geraldine Hart, Acting Commissioner 18-237018
Suffolk County Police Department MK/2105