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Port Jefferson Couple Found Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide, Police Say

Police identified Valerie Kopetic, a longtime social-services leader, with partner Paul Trefimovich named as the shooter.

Overview

  • Officers conducted a welfare check Monday after Kopetic did not show up for work.
  • Responding officers found both victims with gunshot wounds around 11 a.m., according to Suffolk County Police.
  • Police said Trefimovich, 68, fatally shot Kopetic, 63, in their Port Jefferson home before killing himself.
  • Investigators have not released a motive as the inquiry continues.
  • Kopetic led Long Island Adolescent and Family Services for about 25 years, and neighbors told News 12 they were surprised by the violence.