Man, 32, shot to death after answering knock on front door, Suffolk police say

Homicide detectives on East 12th Street in Huntington Station, where... — Homicide detectives on East 12th Street in Huntington Station, where a man was shot to death late Saturday after answering a knock on his front door, Suffolk police said. Credit: James Carbone

By Michael O'Keeffemichael.okeeffe@newsday.com MOKNYCUpdated August 28, 2022

A Huntington Station man was shot to death late Saturday after answering a knock on his front door, Suffolk police said.

Roquez Villalba-Jimenez, 32, was at his East 12th Street home at approximately 11:35 p.m. when he was shot, police said. Villalba-Jimenez was transported to Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Suffolk police detectives ask anyone with information about the fatal shooting call the homicide squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.

By Michael O'Keeffe

michael.okeeffe@newsday.com MOKNYC

Michael O'Keeffe covers Suffolk County police and other Long Island law enforcement agencies. He is an award-winning journalist and the co-author of two books,"The Card" and "American Icon."

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