Overview
- Edeedson Cine, 23, was stabbed inside the CVS on East Montauk Highway just before 7 p.m. on Christmas and later died at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip.
- Suffolk County police said the attacker fled and was described as a white man who appeared to be in his 40s, with the suspect still at large as of Friday afternoon.
- Officers responded to a 911 call and found Cine with a chest wound before he was transported to the hospital, according to authorities.
- Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said detectives have a person of interest and he believed an arrest was imminent.
- Catalina criticized CVS for not providing full access to surveillance video roughly 18 hours after the killing, while the company said it is cooperating, offered condolences, and is providing support to staff.