Daniel Nunez Hernandez, 24, was found shot to death in his Bay Shore home on the night of April 3, 2025. Suffolk County Police answered a 911 call to a West Lakeland Street residence and at about 11:20 p.m. discovered Hernandez’s body in the basement; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. He had sustained gunshot wounds to the chest and arm, and witnesses reported hearing two shots coming from the basement that night.

Investigators quickly focused on Hernandez’s 31-year-old roommate, Darwin Josue Maldonado Vanegas. Both men rented separate rooms in the house. Authorities say Maldonado Vanegas left the state after the killing, traveled through Atlantic City, New Jersey, obtained a new cellphone, and continued to Miami, Florida, withdrawing substantial cash along the way. He was arrested in Miami on May 7, 2025, extradited to Suffolk County, and indicted on second-degree murder, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and second-degree harassment. A large-capacity ammunition feeding device loaded with 9mm rounds was reportedly recovered from his room. He pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.

Are there readers who knew Daniel or who have information about the events at that West Lakeland Street residence?