A person is in custody tonight accused of brutally stabbing and killing the house owners of a beloved Italian deli on Lengthy Island, and witnesses mentioned the alleged killer is the couple’s personal son.
Crime scene detectives may very well be seen eradicating proof from A&A Deli in Bethpage for hours on Thursday, as grieving members of the family and very long time clients have been making an attempt to make sense of a tragedy on the group staple.
“They have been simply hardworking individuals, you recognize? A staple on this neighborhood for thus lengthy, it’s loopy to consider they’re right here now not right here,” mentioned Diane Elder.
Police mentioned a person and girl have been stabbed to dying simply after 9 a.m. Thursday within the deli that they had owned for many years. A person was taken into custody shortly after, and whereas police didn’t verify the person’s id or his relationship to the victims, pals of the store house owners mentioned the person was one of many couple’s three sons.
“His fingers was bloody. His garments have been bloody and he was simply leaning on his automobile. I didn’t know something that occurred on the time, however he simply sat on his automobile,” mentioned witness Brandon James.
Close to the crime scene, the house owners’ daughter was inconsolable as pals comforted her. Contained in the deli, one other man mentioned he noticed the person stroll out from the again of the store.
“I simply seen the son strolling out and he says that, ‘I stabbed my mother and father,’ and that was it,” mentioned Joe Boros. “He was very cool, like nothing occurred.”
Witnesses mentioned the person remained impassive and did not have a lot of a response when police went to apprehend him. No fees had formally been filed as of Thursday evening.
