RSS 2.0 FeedThursday, November 3, 2011, Cover Stories, Bellmore Life
Man targeted, shot in North Bellmore
'It's scary, something like this coming so close to home."
Photos from the scene, click here.
Hasan Kaya, age 49, was ambushed and shot on Sunday night at 11:36 p.m as he entered his first-floor apartment at 925 East Meadow Avenue in North Bellmore, and died of his gunshot injuries on the front stoop of the home.
Detective Lieutentant John Azzata, commander of the Nassau County Homicide Squad, said it appears to be a targeted shooting.
He told Bellmore Life that Mr. Kaya was entering his apartment at the back of the split-level home when he was shot.
“He either ran after his assailants or was attempting to get away because he was found on the front stoop of the house,” the detective said.
Emergency medical technicians from the county rushed to the scene after receiving a 911 call about a person being shot. “They worked on the man on the way to the hosptial, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital of his injuries,” the detective said.
Mr. Kaya had been shot in the upper chest and legs.
Detective Lieutenant Azzata would not reveal the nature of the man’s business, or where he was coming from when he was shot.
“We have canvassed the area, talking with neighbors, and so far all they can report is hearing shots fired,” he said.
One resident on Jackson Place told Bellmore Life that her brother heard what sounded like firecrackers going off, and then heard ambulances arriving at the scene shortly afterward. "It's scary," she said, "something like this hitting so close to home."
Police recovered spent shell casings from a .380-caliber handgun at the scene, and are investigating.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-244- TIPS (8477).
