Domino’s Pizza Murder: Queens Man Gets 20 Years For Stabbing Teen

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A man who stabbed a teenager to death in a Domino’s Pizza has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, prosecutors announced Monday.

Juan Rosa, 23, and four other men stormed into the Domino’s at 2196 Pitkin Ave. around 10 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2014, surrounded 18-year-old Dashawn Cameron and began to beat him, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.

As his accomplices kicked and punched the young man, Rosa pulled out a knife and stabbed Cameron before fleeing the pizzeria, said prosecutors.

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Cameron was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital where he died from his injuries, said prosecutors.

An investigation uncovered surveillance footage of Rosa holding the knife and Rosa later confessed to police, prosecutors said.

Two of Rosa’s accomplices also face jail time, according to prosecutors. Rakiem Smith, 24, was sentenced to one year in prison after he pleaded guilty to assault and Michael Gibbs, 28, was sentenced to 13 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Rosa, of Queens, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Brooklyn Criminal Court and was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday, said prosecutors.

Two of Rosa’s accomplices remain at large, prosecutors said.

Photos courtesy of the Brooklyn District Attorney's office (left) and GoogleMaps/Oct. 2014 (right).