The investigation is continuing Wednesday after a body was found inside a suitcase behind an apartment building on Long Island.
Chris Smocer's daughter noticed a strong odor while she was on a walk just before noon on Tuesday, the nearby resident told NBC New York. She realized it was coming from a suitcase in a wooded area along Nassau Road in Huntington Station and called her mother who said they should tell the police.
Police initially responded to a 911 call for suspicious activity around 11:50 a.m. and officers discovered the body in the suitcase.Detectives responded to the scene, and crime tape was seen up along a stretch of the road as evidence was collected. A foot or a shoe appeared to be hanging out of the luggage.
"I came over and I got out of the car and I approached it and I said 'Oh my God it stinks here,' and the flies," Smocer said. The body has not yet been identified and Suffolk police have not shared how they believe the victim was killed. The county medical examiner will determine the cause of death.Former top Hochul aide Linda Sun accused of acting as Chinese Communist Party's agent
Anyone with information regarding the body is asked to contact Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives at 852-6392 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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