Crime & Safety
Homeless Man Faces Murder Charge In Fatal Bed-Stuy Stabbing: Cops
Damari Bowles has been charged with murder for the death of 32-year-old Lizseh Casserly, police said Monday.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A homeless man has been charged with murder for a double stabbing in Bed-Stuy last month, police said.
Damari Bowles, 28, stands accused of fatally stabbing 32-year-old Lizseh Casserly near Herkimer Place and Perry Place on Nov. 29, according to police.
A 36-year-old man, whose name was not released, was stabbed in the back and taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition, according to police.
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Bowles allegedly fought with Casserly and the 36-year-old because they stood too close to his tent near a Bed-Stuy homeless shelter, according to the New York Daily News.
Casserly and the man had just left a nearby birthday party when he approached them, according to the outlet, the Daily News reported.
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Bowles was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said Monday.
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