Suffolk Police were called to a home in Ridge, where they found a woman seriously wounded and a suspect barricaded in one of the rooms.
After attempts to coax the man out failed, police broke in and discovered the homeowner, Gerard Senatore, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Neighbors were instructed to stay indoors Saturday as a negotiator tried to contact Senatore, 66, a retired Suffolk Corrections officer.
“This is the Suffolk County Police Department. We need to speak with you. Please come outside,” the negotiator said over a loudspeaker, while officers with the Seventh Precinct huddled behind their vehicles.
After about an hour, police entered the home and found Senatore’s body.
The other victim, who was described as a 68-year-old resident of the Woodbrook Drive home, was airlifted by police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition from two gunshot wounds.
A neighbor spoke about the commotion caused by the heavy police response but declined to comment on Senatore or the other residents.
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392.