Man arrested for murder in deadly 2022 LIRR train shooting

Thursday, May 18, 2023
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A man has been arrested in connection to the deadly shooting of a 20-year-old man aboard an LIRR train more than one year ago.

Yusef Staine was shot and killed in February of 2022 by a man he was traveling with, according to police.
20-year-old shot and killed on LIRR train

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It happened on a Penn Station bound train on the Ronkonkoma line.

On Thursday, Suffolk County Police arrested 20-year-old Yonkers resident Nicholas D'Agostino.

He has been charged with second degree murder and will appear in court on Friday.
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Police said that all along they believed the killer and victim knew each other.

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There's no word yet on a motive.



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