Fatal Stabbing Outside Copiague Deli: 28-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed

A suspect has been apprehended after a man was stabbed to death near a Long Island deli.

Barcellona Place in Copiague.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

05/18/2023 9:40 a.m.

The 30-year-old victim was found on the ground next to a deli in Copiague on Barcellona Place at approximately 7:40 p.m. Monday, May 15, Suffolk County Police said.

Earlier report: ID Released For 30-Year-Old Found Fatally Stabbed Outside Copiague Deli

The man, Jose Argueta-Canales, of Copiague, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following an investigation by Suffolk County PD Homicide Squad detectives, the suspect, Gherson Lopez, was apprehended at around 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17.

Lopez, age 28, of Copiague, was charged with second-degree murder.

He was held overnight at the Suffolk County Police Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday, May 18.

Original report - Fatal Stabbing: 30-Year-Old Victim Found Near Copiague Deli

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