A parked car on Schenectady Avenue in West Babylon was the scene of a late-night ambush that left Daniel Smith dead on May 30, 2021. Smith, 32, from Roosevelt, was sitting in the driver’s seat shortly after 11:00 PM when an unknown assailant fired multiple rounds into the vehicle. First responders found Smith with fatal gunshot wounds; a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner pronounced him dead at the scene.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives opened an investigation and appealed to the public for information that could identify the shooter. No motive has been released, and no arrests have been announced; the shooter remains at large. If anyone has information about Daniel Smith, the Homicide Squad or Crime Stoppers is being asked to be contacted.