65-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Assaulted And Vehicle Stolen

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen in Deer Park last week.

Donald Klune was sitting in his 2009 Mitsubishi on Brook Avenue when he was approached by at least one person and removed from his vehicle, punched and kicked at approximately 8:35 p.m. on December 11. The suspect or suspects fled the scene in Klune’s vehicle.

Klune, 65, of Deer Park, was transported to a local hospital where he died on December 13. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or

Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.