Conversation Turns Deadly

"MEDFORD, NY — Suffolk police are investigating a shooting and suicide that took place in Medford on Sunday afternoon.

"Police say Charles Kennedy, 66, had just returned home to 69 Rustic Lane after being released from Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue for alcohol-related problems when he spoke with his girlfriend, 66-year-old Lynda Wenlund.

"After the conversation, police say Kennedy went to the master bedroom and retrieved a handgun from his safe, then shot Wenlund’s son, Daniel Guevara, once in the chest and then shot himself at approximately 2 p.m.

"Wenlund and Guevara both lived in the home with Kennedy.

"Guevara, 27, was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center and then taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center, where he was admitted in critical condition. Kennedy was pronounced dead at the scene.

"The investigation is continuing."

Source: LongIslandPress.com...