MORICHES, Long Island (PIX11) -- A man is under arrest and facing murder charges in connection with a woman who was found shot and killed in a car on Long Island, Suffolk County police say.

James Quininchetta, 40, was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder. It comes after Rebecca Roth, 33, was found in a Hyundai Elantra with a gunshot wound around 8:20 a.m. on Friday, according to authorities.

Roth's daughter found her in a parking lot outside the 33-year-old's apartment complex in Moriches and called 911, police say.

Quininchetta is awaiting arraignment however details of what may have led to the incident were not immediately available.

Submit tips to police by calling Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS (8477), visiting suffolkpd.org/Alerts/Crime-Stoppers o

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