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Real Estate Executive, LI Power Broker Shot Outside Oheka Castle

HUNTINGTON, NY-Well known real estate executive Gary Melius was recovering at North Shore Hospital on Monday after being shot at about 12:30 p.m. outside his lavish Oheka Castle estate turned high-end catering hall here.

By John Jordan | Updated on February 24, 2014

HUNTINGTON, NY-Well known real estate executive Gary Melius was recovering at North Shore Hospital on Monday after being shot at about 12:30 p.m. outside his lavish Oheka Castle estate turned high-end catering hall here.

Melius, 69, was shot in the forehead by a masked gunman, but was expected to live. He was listed in stable condition, according to one published report. The power broker, who has extensive ties to politicians on both sides of the aisle, lives in Oheka Castle with his family. The New York Post reports that law enforcement sources speculate the shooting was a botched hit.

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