Riding instructor dies in sniper-style shooting
The sniper-style shooting of a well-known New York horse-riding teacher every bit he sat inward the living room of his habitation has sparked a major homicide inquiry.
Suffolk County police delineate identified the victim every bit 50-year-old Ross Reisner, who lived inward East Setauket.
The shooting occurred to a greater extent than or less 8.45pm on Tuesday, every bit Reisner was sitting on the couch inward his living room amongst his partner, Kevin Murray.
Reisner was struck inward the breast in addition to was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital, spell Murray was reportedly grazed.
Commissioner Edward Webber said police delineate were called to Reisner’s habitation at 62 Upper Sheep Pasture Rd afterwards the shooting was reported inward a 911 call.
Several shots had been fired through a window of the house. H5N1 high-calibre weapon appeared to accept been used.
One witness told police delineate she heard half-dozen shots.
In April, Reisner had operate a partner inward Maple Lane Farm inward Mattituck, where he in addition to his line of piece of occupation organization partner, Bobby Ginsburg, trained students in addition to horses at the 17-acre facility.
“He loved to learn in addition to loved to ride,” Ginsburg said. “It’s but unbelievable to me that anyone would price him.”
Reisner had intended traveling amongst several of his educatee to scout them compete inward several prestigious Equus caballus shows this fall, it was reported.
Police accept refused to speculate on a possible motive, but the caput of the Suffolk Counry homicide squad, Detective Lieutenant Jack Fitzpatrick, told reporters: “This is non a random human activeness … I believe they were fired on past times soul who was intentionally firing on them.”
Local reports suggested detectives were seeking a long-time acquaintance of Reisner for questioning over the shooting.
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