Crime & Safety
Grand Jury Indicts Peekskill Man For Killing His Stepfather
He was also accused of setting three fires in a two-family home.
PEEKSKILL, NY — A Peekskill man was indicted on charges related to the murder of his stepfather.
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said Thursday that Shane Gilleo, 30, of Peekskill, was indicted by a Westchester County grand jury for second-degree murder and third-degree arson, both felonies.
He was arraigned in Westchester County Court Wednesday and is being held without bail.
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Prosecutors said, around 12:30 a.m. Sept. 14, Gilleo stabbed Edward Reeves, 48, of Peekskill, multiple times with a knife on North James Street.
Reeves was taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla where he died.
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Police said, around 11:20 a.m. the same day, Gilleo started three separate fires on the second floor of a two-family residence on Grant Avenue in Peekskill.
The Peekskill Police Department arrested him shortly after the incidents, following an investigation, with assistance from the Westchester County Department of Public Safety.
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