Long Island murder suspect Matthew Zoll crashed car after killing father: police

The Long Island antheral wanted for stabbing his begetter to death wrong their location earlier this period mislaid power of his car arsenic helium fled the scene, prompting investigators to scour the woods adjacent the tract of the crash.

Authorities have been connected the hunt for 23-year-old Matthew Zoll since Nov. 9, the aforesaid time his father, Joseph Zoll, was recovered fatally wounded wrong his location successful Rocky Point. By the clip officers arrived connected the country astir 1:25 a.m., the suspected slayer was obscurity to beryllium found.

Some 10 minutes later, Matthew Zoll crashed a achromatic GMC Yukon SUV astatine the intersection of 25A and the William Floyd Parkway successful Shoreham, according to GreaterLongIsland.com. Police judge helium was injured successful the incidental and person since focused their manhunt connected the wooded areas surrounding the aforesaid intersection.

Rocky Point, a tiny hamlet immoderate 55 miles eastbound of Central Park, is connected the bluish seashore of Long Island. It includes Rocky Point Pine Barrens Preserve and State Forest, an inland wooded area, wherever residents fishy Matthew Zoll may beryllium taking refuge.

The suspect’s begetter was meantime rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead. He’d been working arsenic a message carrier for the United States Postal Service successful Riverhead since 2014. He besides antecedently served the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

What precisely prompted the deadly unit remained unclear arsenic of Tuesday afternoon. According to a constabulary property merchandise obtained by Patch, Matthew Zoll was reported missing backmost successful April, though nary different details were provided.

Matthew Zoll has been described arsenic a 6-foot-1, 150-pound antheral with brownish hair, brownish eyes and a tiny scar nether his near eye. Authorities person asked anyone with accusation astir the suspect’s whereabouts to interaction the Homicide Squad astatine 631-852-6392 oregon their confidential extremity enactment astatine 1-800-220-TIPS.