Freeport Man Shot, Killed in Roosevelt

By Timothy Bolger Posted on December 21, 2014

A 21-year-old Freeport man was fatally shot in Roosevelt on Saturday afternoon, Nassau County police said.

First Precinct Police Officers responded to a Shot Spotter alert and 911 call reporting a shooting on Park Avenue and upon arrival, they found Sayvon Marcus Burt in a nearby alley way with multiple gunshot wounds at 4:15 p.m., police said.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information regarding this crime to contact the Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.