He Was Out on Bond — Then He Walked Into the Family Deli and Slaughtered Them. 🔪🩸 Police say Vito Dambrosio, 30, stabbed his own mother and father to death behind the counter of their Long Island deli, then stood outside covered in blood waiting to be arrested. Just weeks earlier, he’d become estranged from his parents after a domestic incident and was already out on bond with a protection order in place. Friends say the victims were known for kindness — feeding anyone who couldn’t pay. 💔 How did every warning sign fail — and could this have been stopped? 👇

Vito Dambrosio reportedly had become estranged from parents following November domestic incident with sibling

A New York man out on bond has been arrested after police say he stabbed his mother and father to death inside their family-owned deli last week.

The suspect has been identified as 30-year-old Vito Dambrosio, according to FOX 5.

The incident reportedly occurred at around 9:11 a.m. Thursday, at the A&A Italian Deli in Bethpage.

Officers were initially dispatched to the scene after receiving a call regarding a man standing in the deli’s parking lot with blood on his hands and clothing, FOX 5 reported.

A mugshot of Vito Dambrosio

Vito Dambrosio was out on bond when he allegedly stabbed his parents to death inside their family-owned deli in Long Island, New York, on Nov. 4, 2025, according to FOX 5. (Nassau County Police Department)

Officers reportedly found Dambrosio covered in blood and still standing in the parking lot, where he was placed under arrest. Authorities subsequently entered the deli, where they found Dambrosio’s mother and father behind the counter, both stabbed in the throat.

During the attack, Dambrosio allegedly stabbed his mother first before turning the knife on his father, according to police.

Investigators also revealed that within 30 minutes of the killings, Dambrosio allegedly entered a local coffee shop and slapped a female employee on the buttocks before driving to the deli to kill his parents.

A deli in Long Island, New York

Vito Dambrosio, 30, is accused of stabbing his parents to death inside the family-owned A&A Italian Deli in Bethpage, New York, on Dec. 4, 2025. (FOX 5)

Dambrosio was taken into custody and transported to a hospital for evaluation, according to FOX 5.

At the time of the murders, Dambrosio was out on bond stemming from a domestic incident involving one of his siblings, in which an order of protection was implemented on Nov. 14, FOX 5 reported. According to authorities, Dambrosio had previous run-ins with law enforcement and had been arrested in Florida.

He had become estranged from his parents after the November incident involving a sibling, FOX 5 reported.

A Nassau County police car

Authorities arrested Vito Dambrosio outside his family’s Long Island deli after he was found in the parking lot covered in blood in New York on Nov. 4, 2025, according to FOX 5. (FOX 5)

In light of the murders, members of the Long Island community are reeling over the loss of two individuals often regarded for their kindness and empathy.

“They would give you the shirt off their back,” Dan Harper, a friend of the victims, told FOX 5. “If you didn’t have money for food, they’d say, ‘Pay me tomorrow, pay me next week.’ I’d walk in sometimes and say, ‘Man, I’ve got no money,’ and they’d just wave it off. They made great food and they were just happy-go-lucky people. I can’t see this happening. It’s awful. It’s really heartbreaking.”

The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office and Dambrosio’s attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.