19-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Stabbing of High Schooler at Axe-Throwing Bar

Gianluca Bordone faces manslaughter and assault charges after the death of 17-year-old Rocco Rodden, with the incident caught on surveillance footage.

• Gianluca Bordone, 19, has been charged with manslaughter and assault following the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Rocco Rodden outside an axe-throwing bar in Lower Manhattan.
• The incident occurred early on Thanksgiving morning, and was caught on surveillance cameras.
• Rodden's 19-year-old brother was also injured in the altercation, suffering a deep laceration across his torso.
• Rodden, a high school junior at Saint Joseph Regional High, died from a 6-inch stab wound that pierced the left ventricle of his heart.
• Bordone is currently being held at the Eric M. Taylor Center with a bail set at $4 million, and is due back in court on Wednesday.

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