Yinauri Taveras found dead in Wantagh with gunshot wound, police say
Police are investigating a homicide after officers responding to a call in Wantagh discovered a deceased man with a gunshot wound overnight Wednesday.
Nassau County police identified the victim Friday as Yinauri A. Taveras. Police said the 32-year-old man was originally from Amityville, but recently had been splitting his time between Puerto Rico and Westbury.
Police said officers responded to a call on Wayside Lane at 12:13 a.m. — and found the body "on the side of the road."
Additional information was not immediately available.
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