Mom Finds Daughter Shot Dead In Car Outside Moriches Apartment; Victim ID'd (UPDATE)

By Michael Mashburn From Daily Voice

A murder investigation is underway after a woman found her daughter shot to death inside a car at a Long Island apartment complex.

Homicide detectives responded to the Tall Oaks apartments in Moriches, located off Moriches-Middle Island Road, at around 8:20 a.m. Friday, June 6, for a victim dead from a gunshot wound, Suffolk County Police said.

A woman called 911 saying she had found her daughter, 33-year-old Rebecca Roth, dead from a gunshot wound in a car in the parking lot outside their residence, police said. Roth was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities did not speculate on a possible motive for the killing, and no suspects had been arrested as of Friday afternoon.

Suffolk County Police asked anyone with information to contact detectives at 631-852-6392 or call Crime Stoppers.

Additional details about Roth’s life were not immediately available. Loved ones are invited to share a statement, funeral details, and/or photos by emailing mmashburn@dailyvoice.com.

This continues to be a developing story – check back to Daily Voice for updates.