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Boyfriend Charged With Murder in Fatal Bronx Apartment Stabbing

He is scheduled for arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court, with authorities gathering further evidence as the investigation proceeds

A 40yr old woman was pronounced dead at Montefiore Hospital after she was stabbed in the chest and right arm inside apartment 6G at 667 East 232nd Street in the Bronx on Saturday June 28, 2025. 2035. Photos taken on Sunday June 29, 2025. 1002. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • Khaleel Cooper, 39, was arrested Monday and charged with murder, manslaughter, criminal weapon possession and endangering the welfare of a child
  • Police say Cooper stabbed Tamara Rowe, 40, around 8:35 p.m. Saturday inside their Wakefield apartment on E. 232nd Street while her daughter was home
  • Rowe was rushed to Montefiore Medical Center with wounds to her chest and right arm and died shortly after arrival
  • Surveillance video reviewed by the building superintendent shows Cooper fleeing down the stairs from their top-floor unit and police note he had no prior arrest record
  • Neighbors and the superintendent describe the couple as quiet, hard-working residents, underscoring community shock over the sudden domestic violence