Farmingville,
Suffolk County just after noon. Along with the three victims, a baby was found unharmed inside the house, officials said.
Identified as the victims were
Richard Castano, 31 and
Nyasia Knox, 20, of Georgia.
The man and one of the women were engaged to be married, a woman who knew the couple told
The second woman had recently moved to Long Island from Georgia and was staying with her friends while she and her 9-month-old daughter, Lyra — the baby who was found unharmed — settled into the area, Knox’s mother,
Patricia Falconi, told the
Farmingville shooting at Long Island: Pictured, victims, Richard Castano and Nyasia Knox along with her 9 month old baby daughter, Lyra (found unharmed).