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Far Rock man found dead near boardwalk

FAR ROCKAWAY — A Far Rockaway resident has been charged with stabbing a neighbor to death near the Boardwalk on Beach 17th Street, police said.

Following a 911 call at 2:03 a.m. Jan. 11, officers found Kenny Romero, 23, of Gadell Place and Mott Avenue, not far from the body of Jose Romero, 27, of Seagirt Boulevard near Beach 20th Street, police said. Jose Romero was found with multiple stab wounds, police said.

Kenny Romero was arrested on the scene on charges of second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.