Crime & Safety
Teen Fatally Stabs His Younger Brother In Neck: Police
A 17-year-old Long Island boy is dead and is brother is charged with murder.
BAY SHORE, NY – A 19-year-old man stabbed his younger brother to death on Long Island Friday night, police said.
According to Suffolk Police, Third Precinct officers responded to a 911 report of a stabbing at a home located at 1726 North Thompson Dr. in Bay Shore at 7:22 p.m. When officers arrived, they found 17-year-old Brian Castillo lying on the ground with a stab wound to his neck. Castillo was pronounced dead at the scene.
After a search of the area, officers located the Castillo's brother, 19-year-old Robert Rivera about 20 minutes later. Rivera was arrested and charged with second degree murder.
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Rivera was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip Saturday.
Bay Shore, NY- Suffolk Police are investigating the stabbing death of a teen Friday night. His own brother was taken into custody after the incident fleeing the scene. Further info will follow from Suffolk Homicide squad. pic.twitter.com/NhL7peELcA
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