Overview
- Raoof Mustafa, 47, was arraigned Sunday in Syracuse City Court and ordered held without bail after the fatal stabbing of 38-year-old Taiwo Ogunsola in Salina.
- The incident began around 3:41 p.m. Friday at 543 Sunflower Drive, where deputies found Ogunsola with stab wounds to the neck; he later died at Upstate University Hospital.
- Mustafa barricaded himself inside the duplex for more than 13 hours, repeatedly setting fires as SWAT negotiators worked to resolve the standoff and nearby homes were evacuated.
- Deputies breached the home around 5 a.m. Saturday, found Mustafa hiding in the attic, and took him into custody after he was treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
- Mustafa faces charges of second-degree murder, third-degree arson, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, as investigators continue to examine the living arrangements and circumstances leading to the attack.