MASPETH MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ARSON FOR SETTING FIRE AT FLUSHING HOME THAT KILLED FOUR AND INJURED OTHERS, INCLUDING TWO FDNY MEMBERS

April 9, 2026

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Roman Amatitla was charged with eight counts of murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree and related charges for setting a fire that killed four occupants of a Flushing building and injured seven others, including two firefighters. The defendant allegedly used matches from a nearby…

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