Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Stabbing At Long Island Wedding Party

A wedding party at a Long Island home turned deadly Saturday night.

UPDATE: Jose Collado-Nunez, 29, was arrested Sunday and charged in the death of Anyelo Rosario. Collado-Nunez, of Lindenhurst, is charged with first degree manslaughter.

COPIAGUE, NY – A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death during a wedding party at a Long Island home Saturday night, police said.

According to Suffolk Police, two men attending a party at a home located at 120 Amerigo Vespucci Ave. in Copiague became involved in an altercation around 8:20 p.m.

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Anyelo Rosario, of Copiague, was stabbed during the fight and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other man, who police did not identify, was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating.

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