Cops Probe Possible Homicide at Hicksville Hotel

By Timothy Bolger Posted on November 21, 2016

Nassau County police are investigating the discovery a dead man’s body in a Hicksville hotel room over the weekend as a possible homicide.

Police said officers responding to a report of a sick or injured person at the Econo Lodge on Duffy Avenue found the victim at 1:20 p.m. Saturday.

He was identified as Erik O’Connell, 37, of East Meadow. His cause of death was not immediately available.

Homicide detectives are continuing the investigation.

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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.