In the quiet community of Port Jefferson, New York, a tragedy unfolded that left friends and colleagues mourning the loss of a woman described as the "heart and soul" of her organization. Valerie Kopetic, a 63-year-old female, was found deceased in her home on Oakwood Road on the morning of Monday, February 9, 2026. Her death, a result of gunshot wounds, was determined by authorities to be a murder-suicide.
Concerns were raised when Kopetic, the dedicated executive director of Long Island
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