Long Island man killed when firework blows up in his face during Fourth of July party

Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, ignited the "mortar style" pyrotechnic when it blew up and struck him in the head outside his Central Islip home, leaving him dead, according to police.

Long Island man killed when firework blows up in his face during Fourth of July party
Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, ignited the "mortar style" pyrotechnic when it blew up and struck him in the head outside his Central Islip home, leaving him dead, according to police.