Crime & Safety
LI Man Stabbed Another To Death Near Middle School: Nassau Police
Police say the stabbing occurred in broad daylight over the weekend.
HEMPSTEAD, NY — A Nassau County man was arrested and charged with murder for the stabbing death of a man in Hempstead on Saturday.
According to police, officers responded to a call for a fight at 155 Franklin Ave., next door to the Academy Charter Middle School, at 4:50 p.m. When the officers arrived, they found a 39-year-old man who had been stabbed. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police have not yet released the identity of the victim.
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Early the next day, police arrested Westley Witts, 30, in connection with the crime. He is charged with second-degree murder and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday and was remanded into custody.
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