Southeast Queens Man Arrested For Fatally Stabbing Nephew

ROCHDALE, QUEENS — A Southeast Queens man is under arrest for fatally stabbing his nephew in their Rochdale apartment early Saturday morning.

Rochdale resident Eric Coleman, 41, faces manslaughter and weapon possession charges after first responders found his nephew with stab wounds on his head and torso in their apartment on 127th Avenue, police said.

Emergency responders rushed the victim, 30-year-old Terrall Coleman, to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police took Coleman into custody from the crime scene and filed charges Sunday night.