{"id":42751,"date":"2026-08-13T08:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T03:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42751"},"modified":"2026-08-13T08:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T03:24:56","slug":"two-brothers-found-fatally-shot-in-li-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42751","title":{"rendered":"Two brothers found fatally shot in LI home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2FCOMP-LIC-2-SHOOT.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two middle-aged brothers were fatally shot in a Long Island home on Wednesday \u2014 and their mother and sister made the grisly discovery, according to authorities and reports.<\/p>\n<p>Cops rushed to a 911 call inside the Hempstead home on Angevine Avenue and found the two men with  \u201clife-threatening gunshot wounds\u201d just before 10:30 a.m., according to the Nassau County Police Department. <\/p>\n<p>The slain men were identified by a sister as Dave Adamson, 52, and Gary Adamson, 49, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/double-fatal-shooting-angevine-avenue-hempstead-nassau-county\/\">CBS News reported<\/a>. Cops have not yet released their identities. <\/p>\n<p>The mother and sister of the beloved brothers \u2014 who were two of seven siblings \u2014 found them shot dead in a home office, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/2-men-shot-killed-inside-hempstead-long-island-home\/19669237\/\">WABC reported. <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police are investigating a double-fatal shooting inside a home at 16 Angevine Ave. in Hempstead. <span class=\"credit\">ABC7<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sister, who was not identified, told the outlet her mother called her to say she was having trouble getting into the home office, and when she went over to help, they stumbled upon the grim scene.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The slain men were identified by a sister as Dave Adamson, 52, and Gary Adamson, 49. <span class=\"credit\">Google Maps<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy mom called me. She said she can\u2019t get into her office, so, I said, \u2018I\u2019ll be right there.\u2019 So, I came, and that\u2019s what was found,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re my youngest brothers. They\u2019re good to me. They\u2019re good to my parents,\u201d she said. \u201cOne of them takes care of my parents. The other one works. So, I don\u2019t even understand what took place today. I don\u2019t understand any of it,\u201d the heartbroken sister continued.<\/p>\n<p>The tight-knit brothers lived at home with their parents, who run a cleaning business, but were fathers and had families of their own. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never had no fussing, fighting, arguments or anything. So, as I said, they were good people. Good brothers,\u201d the sister added.<\/p>\n<p>Shocked family friend Marjorie Lindsay described one of the brothers as a peacemaker. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one person that I did not believe would have ended like this. His life would have been ended by this,\u201d Lindsay told the outlet. <\/p>\n<p>Cops are now scouring the area surrounding the cordoned-off home to reconstruct the brothers\u2019 final moments. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The tight-knit brothers lived at home with their parents, who run a cleaning business, but were fathers and had families of their own.  <span class=\"credit\">ABC7<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Residents in a nearby senior housing complex also watched in alarm as emergency responders swarmed the suburban home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was on my way somewhere else. I seen a bunch of police coming over here and when I came back, I seen everyone out there and I seen the tape and I knew something had happened,\u201d one person told CBS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t have time to defend themselves, and it\u2019s very devastating,\u201d another neighbor said. \u201cThey were very young, good gentlemen, good people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the shooting remains ongoing, police said. <\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911. 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