Body of Murdered Man Found on Blue Point Beach

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the murder of a man who was found on a Blue Point beach this morning.  

Fifth Precinct officers responded to the beach at the end of Blue Point Avenue on March 4 at approximately 6:30 a.m. after a passerby reported a body on the beach. When officers arrived, they found Carlos Lopez with  stab wounds.  

Lopez, 27, of Central Islip, was pronounced dead at the scene.  

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852- 6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.