Alex Smith: Man wanted in fatal shooting of Alex Smith arrested in Florida

A 32-year-old Mastic Beach man wanted in a fatal shooting last month has been taken into custody in Florida.
Suffolk police say Joseph Scalafani, who was wanted for the fatal shooting of Alex Smith on May 20 in Mastic Beach, was taken into custody by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office early Sunday morning. Scalafani was arrested in St. Pete Beach and will return to Suffolk County pending an extradition hearing.
Police say Alex Smith was shot at approximately 2 a.m. following a confrontation that occurred in the parking lot of Linsa Torr’s Place. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.
The victim is one of eight children in the Smith family and the younger brother of former WBO light heavyweight champion boxer Joe “The Beast” Smith Jr. His family says Smith leaves behind four young children, ages 10 months to 9 years old.