Mill Basin teen dies in stabbing
Cops charge teen with murder and his mother with obstruction
TRAGIC SCENE: Rohan Burke, a student at Lafayette High School, was
stabbed to death in Midwood. Photos by Steve Solomonson
evidence and hindering prosecution,
cops told this paper.
Police say further arrests
are possible, as the investigation
is ongoing.
Anyone with information
in regards to the identity of
the two men is asked to call
Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-
8477.
The public can also submit
their tips by logging onto
the Crime stoppers website
at www.nypdcrimestoppers.
com or by texting their tips to
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TIP577. All calls are strictly
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Cops charged a 17-year-old
with murder in the fatal stabbing
of a teenager in Midwood,
according to police, who also
arrested the suspect’s mother
and charged her with obstructing
the investigation.
The accused killer, David
Lopez, turned himself into
authorities on Tuesday afternoon
in the company of a
lawyer, and was charged on
Wednesday morning, according
to authorities.
Lopez is accused of stabbing
17-year-old Rohan Burke
to death at approximately 4
p.m. on April 29, near the corner
of Avenue M and E. 17th
Street.
Paramedics rushed Burke,
a student at Lafayette High
School, to Maimonides Hospital
in critical condition,
where doctors pronounced
him dead shortly after 1 a.m.
the next morning, according
to cops.
Lopez’s mother, 38-yearold
Barbra Halloza, was
charged with tampering with
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