Michael Roque
Michael Roque
Photo of the suspect, Michael Roque, leaving the victim’s dorm.
Michael Roque is a a student at Binghamton University from Massapequa, New York. In April 2018 he was charged with the fatal stabbing of his classmate Joao Souza in his dorm room. [1]
Murder
On Monday, April 16, 2018 Police arrested Michael Roque at his dorm room after an hours-long manhunt.
He was charged with Second degree murder in the death of Joao Souza, a freshman engineering student at Binghamton University. [1]
Michael Roque pleaded not guilty and is being held at the Broome County Jail. [1]
Roque is accused of stabbing the victim multiple times with a knife.
Joao Souza was found with stab wounds inside the Windham Hall residence suite at about 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Souza was taken to UHS Wilson Medical Center, and pronounced deceased. [1]