Crime & Safety
Man Denied Bail In Stabbing Death Of Brooklyn 15-Year-Old: Cops
Elvird Joseph was charged with manslaughter for the stabbing, which happened after a parking dispute, according to officials and reports.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A 48-year-old man has been denied bail in the stabbing death of a Brooklyn teenager, according to officials and reports.
Elvird Joseph was charged over the weekend with manslaughter after he stabbed 15-year-old Tory Lovik in the chest during a parking dispute on Decatur Street on Thursday afternoon, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and the Daily News.
He was arraigned and remanded on Sunday, the DA's office said.
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Joseph took out the knife after Lovik refused to move his double-parked car around 2:30 p.m., according to the outlet.
He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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Lovik lived in Brownsville, records show.
Joseph — who once was convicted in connection with a 1998 killing, also on Decatur Street — is also facing weapons charges for the incident, records show.
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