17-year-old Rohan Burke of Brooklyn passed away in hospital after stabbed in the street on Monday. The police found him, bleeding, on Avenue M and East 17-th Street in Midwood at around 4 PM near the pizza place. Despite the best efforts of doctors at Maimonides Hospital, the young man died several hours later.
Employee of the pizzeria, having heard the noise, went outside and saw the wounded young man, called police. The guy got stabbed several times and lost a lot of blood.
UPDATE! 17 Year Old Rohan Burke, who was Stabbed in attack on Avenue M/ East 17th. St in Midwood, Bklyn Monday afternoon, died of his injuries at Maimonodies Hospital. We was stabbed under his arm. Police seeking a motive and suspects. He was a Student at Lafayette High School. pic.twitter.com/FMOncnGMlf
— NEWS FLATBUSH MIDWOOD — BROOKLYN TODAY! (@MikeNytvnews) April 30, 2019
The parents of Rohan, who studied at the school of Lafayette, saying that «their son was very well-mannered kid who wanted to be a Prosecutor when I grow up». According to them, reported by NBC, he was cocky and could not provoke a conflict. The police has not yet commented on the incident, noting that the investigation is ongoing. No one not currently under arrest. Looking for two or three suspects — men who were probably acquainted with the deceased. Perhaps they had a quarrel, which involved the girl. The probable cause of the quarrel, and in General the motives of the crime are not yet known. Anyone who has information about this incident, please call detective phone: 1-800-577-TIPS.
This is 17 year old Rohan Burke who died this morning after he was stabbed yesterday afternoon at Avenue M and East 17th. @NYPDDetectives still searching for the suspect. pic.twitter.com/CS1MltMsDc
— Candace McCowan (@CandaceMcCowan7) April 30, 2019
