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Gunned down in his own home: Long Island man shot dead by intruders

Authorities say a Long Island man was shot to death in his home after armed men broke in.

Suffolk County police were looking for the suspects who fled after the attack early Sunday morning in the hamlet of Flanders.

The shooting was reported by a 911 caller.

When Southampton town police responded, they found 21-year-old Demitri Hampton with a gunshot wound to the chest.

He was pronounced dead at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.