A 43-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home on Long Island Sunday night, police say.
Oscar Granados was shot outside the front door of his home in Mineola at about 9:30 p.m., according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police say the man had just returned home when a gunman approached Granados and shot him after a brief struggle.
Police say that Granados was found lying on the ground outside the home when officers arrived and that he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Granados had emigrated from El Salvador and worked as a painter seven days a week to support his 2 children, his family said. A small memorial had been set up outside the home Monday morning.
"He was a good guy, hard-working," said Juan Valente, Granados' brother-in-law.
Granados' family said they think robbery may have been the motive for the shooting. Police say the Granados had his cellphone, wallet and cash but that they aren't ruling out robbery as a motive.
Police said that Granados appears to have been targeted by the man who killed him.
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No arrests have been made in the case.
