Crime & Safety
Yonkers Man Charged In Fatal Long Island Rail Road Shooting: Police
The 20-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Yusef Staine of West Babylon, Suffolk cops say.
RONKONKOMA, NY — A Yonkers man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of a West Babylon man on a Long Island Rail Road train at the Ronkonkoma station last year, Suffolk police said.
Nicholas D’Agostino, 20, will be held overnight at the Yaphank Correctional Facility for arraignment at Suffolk County Court in Riverside on Friday.
It was not immediately clear if he has representation.
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Yusef Staine was shot by a man he appeared to be traveling with while he was onboard a westbound train parked at the station at around 1:45 a.m. on Feb. 16, police said in February of last year.
The man ran away following the shooting, police said.
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Staine, 20, of West Babylon, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting was reportedly captured on video.
Police said the shooting appears to be an isolated incident and no one else was injured.
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