Overview

• Suffolk County police said officers responding to a 5:26 p.m. 911 call on Tuesday found Melida Velasquez, 59, fatally stabbed inside her West White Street home.
• The suspect, identified by police as Jason S. Kurumoglu, is being held at the Third Precinct in Bay Shore ahead of his expected court appearance in Central Islip.
• Investigators have not released any information about a possible motive in the killing.
• Velasquez’s residence sits across from North Elementary School, which remained open on a normal schedule as officials said the incident was unrelated to school operations.
• Crime scene tape was removed Wednesday morning and the street reopened, as neighbors and community members expressed shock and grief.