A 58-year-old Patchogue man was sentenced 16 years to life in prison after a shooting in Mastic Beach.
On April 11, 2024, Jerry McKoy allegedly got into a dispute with a woman over money inside his car on Hickory Road in Mastic Beach. After the woman exited McKoy’s vehicle, he began searching for the woman on the property of a house that McKoy believed the woman entered. McKoy knocked on the door but when nobody answered, he went back into his vehicle, took out a loaded semi-automatic handgun and fired two shots into the home.
The house that McKoy shot into was not the woman’s residence but was instead occupied by a 78- year-old man and his 66-year-old wife who were not injured in the shooting. Members of the Suffolk County Police Department recovered a nine-millimeter caliber projectile in the couple’s living room the following morning. Months later, McKoy was identified as the shooter and arrested on July 29, 2024.
Prior to this incident, McKoy was convicted of Assault in the Second Degree, a Class D violent felony, in 2021, and was convicted of Burglary in the First Degree, a Class B violent felony, in 2000.
On May 16, 2025, the defendant was convicted of the following charges after a jury trial heard before Supreme Court Justice Timothy P. Mazzei:
- Two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Class C violent felonies
- One count of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, a Class D felony
On July 16, 2025, McKoy was sentenced to 16 to life in prison.
“Since taking office, I made it clear that individuals who commit violent crime in Suffolk County will face serious consequences, and today’s sentence is another step in keeping that commitment,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. “This defendant recklessly fired into the home of an innocent couple, endangering lives, and threatening the safety of our community. Such acts erode the sense of security that our residents deserve, and they will not be tolerated.”