Services For Man, 21, Who Died Tragically Monday

RIVERHEAD, NY — Funeral services have been set for a young man who died tragically Monday of an apparent suicide in South Jamesport. Riverhead Town Police Chief David Hegermiller confirmed Tuesday that Patrycjusz S. Rus, 21, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the South Jamesport town beach.

Rus graduated from Riverhead High School in 2015, according to online records.

Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 8 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home located at 336 Marcy Avenue in Riverhead.

A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. at St. Isidore Church. Cremation will be private.

According to Riverhead Town Police, a 911 call came in at 2:49 a.m. Monday from an person who found a body near a gazebo at the beach.

Police arrived at the scene and found Rus; the Riverhead Police Department's detective division, along with the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office, responded to the scene and commenced a death investigation, authorities said.

The case is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the Riverhead Police Department's detective division at 631-727-4500 ext. 321.