A homicide investigation is underway on Long Island after a man’s body was found in the bushes on the side of a road Wednesday afternoon, authorities say. Officers remained on the scene on New York Avenue in North Bay Shore into the early hours of Thursday as they conducted their investigation.

Police on Long Island are investigating a possible homicide in Bay Shore, New York. Suffolk County Police say they found a body Wednesday near a home on New York Avenue in North Bay Shore. The victim's identity has not been released, and police have not said how the man died.

A police officer was shot on Long Island while executing a search warrant for a suspect after a body was found nearby, the Suffolk County Police Department said.