Two men were shot, one fatally, at a Medford home Wednesday night during a burglary, Suffolk County Police said.
According to police, a 911 caller reported that two men had entered a Gray Avenue home around 10:45 p.m., and after a struggle with a resident began shooting. When police arrived they found Jeremy Phillips, 25 of Coram, dead from a gunshot wound.
A resident of the home, Jermel Bonaparte, 28, was shot in the face and taken to an unidentified hospital where he is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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