Police: Man attempted to kill girlfriend before killing himself in Bay Shore

<p>Police spent hours searching a trailer inside an industrial park on Washington Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Monday.</p>

News 12 Staff

Apr 23, 2018, 11:06 PM

Updated 2,193 days ago

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Police say a man tried to kill his girlfriend before hanging himself in Bay Shore.
Police spent hours searching a trailer inside an industrial park on Washington Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Monday. The location is not far from Tanger Outlets in Deer Park.
Inside the trailer, police found the body of 48-year-old Edvin Sorto Gomez.
Police say Gomez first injured his 57-year-old unidentified girlfriend before taking his own life.
The woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A man who works on the block tells News 12 Gomez lived in the trailer with his two dogs.


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