PD: Man arrested for stabbing grandfather to death

PD: Man arrested for stabbing grandfather to death

Shirley, NY- A Brooklyn man was taken into police custody Monday night, on charges that he allegedly stabbed his grandfather to death. Suffolk County Police say they got a 911 call after the body of 80-year-old John Pilgrim, was discovered inside his Shirley home on Hounslow Road. Pilgrim was pronounced dead at the scene by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Police say following an investigation, Pilgrim’s grandson, Christopher Clarke, 34, was located at the Long Island Rail Road station in Shirley and arrested, charged with Murder 2nd degree.

By Brett Levine

Photo: Suffolk County Police Patch