Man turns himself in for role in Starlight Park cellphone robbery that turned fatal shooting

Police walked 19-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo out of the 43rd Precinct Monday. The NYPD says Lopez Castillo allegedly acted alongside 20-year-old Axel Martinez, who is accused of firing the fatal shot.

Zoe Cosgrove

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Oct 28, 2025, 2:21 AM

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Police say a man turned himself in for his role in a Starlight Park fatal shooting that began as a random cellphone robbery.

Police walked 19-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo out of the 43rd Precinct Monday. The NYPD says Lopez Castillo allegedly acted alongside 20-year-old Axel Martinez, who is accused of firing the fatal shot.

Ronell Marte, 26, died after being shot in the chest just before 3 a.m. on Sept. 4. Police say Marte did not know his assailants.

Martinez was arrested on Sept. 18 and is charged with murder. News 12 reached out to the NYPD for his complete list of charges and is awaiting a response.

Police say Lopez Castillo is charged with murder, manslaughter, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.

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