Crime & Safety
Murder Charges For LI Man After Fatal Stabbing: PD
A man has been charged with murder after fatally stabbing another man during a fight at a Long Island apartment complex, Suffolk police say.
EAST PATCHOGUE, NY — A Long Island man has been arrested after fatally stabbing another man in the neck during a fight, according to Suffolk County police.
Antwane Lee, 31, of Bay Shore, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday night for stabbing and killing Justin Evans, 22, of Bay Shore, at an apartment complex on Pondview Drive in East Patchogue at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, police said.
Evans was transported in a private vehicle to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue before officers arrived and was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.
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Lee was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is slated to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.
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