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Police Identify Vito Dambrosio in Long Island Deli Killings of His Parents

Police named 30-year-old Vito Dambrosio as the suspect, saying the slain deli owners were his parents.

Overview

  • Authorities said Dambrosio, 30, was arrested outside A & A Italian Deli & Pizza after a 9:11 a.m. 911 call on Thursday.
  • Investigators reported his mother, 62, died at the deli and his father, 70, died at a hospital after both were stabbed in the throat.
  • Detectives said officers found Dambrosio in the parking lot covered in blood and took him into custody without incident.
  • Police said less than 20 minutes earlier he slapped a clerk at a nearby coffee shop, and he was out on bond from a prior domestic case with an active protective order.
  • He is hospitalized for evaluation with a bedside arraignment expected Friday as the Nassau County Homicide Squad continues the investigation.