Crime & Safety
Syosset Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of 15-Year-Old At West Babylon Party: Police
The 17-year-old is accused of killing Liam Delemo during a fight outside a home on November 3, police say.
WEST BABYLON, NY — A 17-year-old from Syosset has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy during a large party in West Babylon last week, Suffolk County police said Monday.
The 17-year-old male, whose name is being withheld because of his age, was charged with second-degree murder, police said. He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.
The charges stemmed from a deadly altercation that broke out around 10:25 p.m. on November 3 outside a home on Carlton Road, where between 90 and 100 teenagers had gathered for a party.
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Liam Delemo, 15, of West Babylon, was stabbed during the fight and taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the homicide squad at 631-852-6392 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS, or via the P3 Tips app, or online at www.P3Tips.com.
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