A dispute that began in Bellport ended in deadly gunfire in East Patchogue on August 18, 2023. The victim was 23-year-old Ines Reyes, a male resident of Bellport. After a verbal and physical altercation earlier that day with 59-year-old Brent Henry at the Bellport home Reyes shared with his girlfriend, Reyes and his girlfriend left for a family member’s house on Amsterdam Avenue in East Patchogue.

Henry followed them, and another physical confrontation occurred in front of the home. After a brief struggle, Henry retrieved a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun from his vehicle and shot Reyes multiple times. Friends took Reyes to Long Island Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Reyes was one month shy of becoming a father at the time of his death. Does anyone have information about the events that led up to the shooting or knew Reyes and can add context about that day?