Vito D’Ambrosio, Bethpage, NY man stabs his parents to death at family owned Long Island delicatessen. Tragedy follows recent domestic issue at family’s Seaford home. Victims identified as Antonio D’Ambrosio and Angela Pulisciano.
A 30 year old Bethpage, NY man is accused of stabbing his parents to death inside their Long Island family owned deli.
Vito D’Ambrosio is alleged to have fatally stabbed his parents, Antonio D’Ambrosio and Angela Pulisciano – 70 and 62 respectively – just after 9 a.m. Thursday inside the A & A Italian Deli in Bethpage, police said.
Responding Nassau County cops found, the deceased couple’s ‘blood-soaked’ son, sitting in the adjoining parking lot, authorities said.
30 year old son had altercation with victims before stabbing them to death at Long Island family deli
Officers had a ‘short conversation’ with Vito before arresting him, police said.
According to authorities, Dambrosio arrived at the store earlier that Thursday morning and had an altercation with his parents in the back room, leading to the son stabbing his mother, and then turning the knife on his father.
Moments later, witness Joe Boros told WABC he had spotted the accused killer walking out of the deli and admitting, ‘I just stabbed my parents.’
The man’s mother was pronounced dead at the scene, while his father succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital, cops said.
Tragedy follows domestic disturbance last month that led to order of protection issued
Several minutes before the murders, Vito allegedly went to a local coffee shop and slapped the buttocks of a female clerk, an incident that led to a 911 call being placed.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, customers told PIX11 News that the couple were ‘very hard-working’ and ‘made a mean hero.’
‘Showed up every day, sometimes it was short-staffed, but he was always here. It always felt he had to open those doors and had to be there for his customers,’ said Ron DiMaggio.
Mental health issues
Cops said Vito was estranged from his family – all from Seaford – over a previous clash with a sibling, who had an order of protection against him issued just last month, police said. The son had an ankle monitor in place, cops said.
Police believe the fatal altercation with his parents was in relation to the domestic incident.
Following his arrest, Vito D’Ambrosio who was undergoing an evaluation from hospital fro hospital was charged with first-degree murder, and was expected to have a bedside arraignment sometime on Friday.
Police couldn’t comment on his history of mental health issues, but said he has also had ‘other interactions with law enforcement.’
