Steven Byrnes, 53, was shot and killed in his Southampton, New York, home on Christmas morning 2021. Police were called around 8:45 a.m. for a reported burglary at his Roses Grove Road residence; officers found Byrnes with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say two masked men dressed in black and wearing gloves entered the house through an attached garage while Byrnes slept. They went to his bedroom, demanded to know where ’the stuff’ was, and—according to the investigation—were seeking cocaine and cash. Byrnes was reportedly struck in the head with a shotgun and then shot in the back as he tried to flee.

Two suspects have been arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder and two counts of first-degree burglary. If anyone has information about activity around Roses Grove Road on the morning of December 25, 2021, please come forward.