Coram Man Indicted for Attempted Murder Over $25 Marijuana Debt

A $25 marijuana debt ended with four gunshots fired at a man and his family outside a Coram apartment building, and an 18-year-old now faces an attempted murder indictment as a result.

Dominick Tullon, of Coram, was indicted on Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and related counts after prosecutors alleged he opened fire on a victim and family members standing outside an occupied apartment building. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced the indictment on April 3.

The alleged dispute traced back to roughly $25 owed for a marijuana purchase, a debt belonging not to the shooting victim himself but to his stepson. Prosecutors say Tullon fired four rounds in the confrontation, with the victim surviving the attack.

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney put the alleged motive in stark terms in announcing the charges: "This defendant allegedly fired four shots at this man and his family outside an occupied apartment building, all over a $25 debt."

The Attempted Murder in the Second Degree charge reflects the gravity prosecutors assign to intentional shootings near occupied residences, where stray rounds can strike anyone inside. Tullon was 18 at the time of the alleged shooting, and the case intersects the District Attorney's broader focus on gun violence, illegal drug disputes, and the outsized consequences that minor street-level conflicts can produce when firearms are involved.

Tullon will be arraigned following the indictment, with the case set to move through pretrial discovery and motions. The indictment is a formal charging instrument and does not constitute a conviction.