Shirley Fire Leaves Man Dead

By Timothy Bolger Posted on February 8, 2016

A man was found dead after the garage he was living in caught fire in Shirley over the weekend.

Suffolk County police officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call reporting the blaze on Manor Drive and after the flames were extinguished, the body of a man who lived in an apartment in the garage was discovered there at 3:17 a.m. Sunday, authorities said.

His body was taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office, where an autopsy will be performed to determined his identity.

Investigators said the cause of the fire appears to be non-criminal. Homicide Squad and Arson Section detectives are continuing the investigation.

About the Author

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.