Overview
- Police identified the victims as Angela Pulisciano, 62, and Antonio D’Ambrosio, 70, longtime owners of A & A Italian Deli & Pizza in Bethpage.
- Investigators say Vito Dambrosio, 30, stabbed his mother first, then fatally stabbed his father in the throat inside the family business.
- Officers found Dambrosio in the parking lot covered in blood and arrested him without incident before discovering the victims behind the counter.
- Authorities cite prior domestic issues involving a sibling, including an order of protection, ankle monitoring, and recent estrangement from his parents.
- Detectives say he slapped a coffee shop clerk minutes before the killings; the Homicide Squad continues to investigate with a court date set for Dec. 9.