Story by Ethan
On January 6th, 2026, the arrest of Vito Dambrosio, age 30, was announced by Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. Vito Dambrosio was charged with first-degree Murder as an A-I felony, and two counts of second-degree Murder as an A-I felony. The arrest and charges against Vito Dambrosio were a result of an investigation handled by the Nassau County Police Department’s Eighth Precinct and Homicide Squad.
According to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, at approximately 9:11 a.m. on December 4th, 2025, Vito Dambrosio entered A&A Italian Deli and Pizza located on Hicksville Road in Bethpage, New York. The defendant entered the building during their business hours while both his parents and customers were present inside. Shortly after arriving Vito Dambrosio then allegedly attacked his mother and father, 62-year-old Angela Pulisciano and 70-year-old Antonio Dambrosio, with a 14-inch chef’s knife by stabbing them several times. Angela Pulisciano sustained a stab to the throat that severed her trachea and carotid artery. First responders found her behind the front counter and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Antonio Dambrosio was also found with a stab wound in his carotid artery in the counter area after being dragged. Life saving efforts were made as he was transported to Nassau University Medical Center before he was ultimately pronounced deceased at approximately 10:00 a.m.. The chef’s knife used for the attack was found at the scene on the lower shelf of a prep counter. Shortly after the attack Vito Dambrosio called 911 to report the stabbings as he waited inside of his car that was parked in front of A&A Italian Deli and Pizza. Arriving officers reported that the defendant’s hands and clothes were covered in his parent’s blood as the arrest was being made.
The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office stated that the charges against Vito Dambrosio are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
