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Man Found Shot to Death in Southampton Home

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A man was found shot to death in a home in the posh community of Southampton on Long Island Saturday morning after a report of a burglary, authorities said.

The man died in the home on Roses Grove Road, Southampton County police said in a release.

They said police were responding to a call of a burglary at the address at about 8:45 a.m. Saturday when they found the man inside the home. He was pronounced dead by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The identity of the victim was withheld pending the notification of relatives, police said.

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An earlier release from the Southampton Town police department described it as a “home invasion.” It said patrol units responded to the residence, where a gunshot wound victim had already died.

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