Edeedson Cine spent a heat Christmas morning giving presents to his dad and mom and washing the household’s breakfast dishes earlier than going to work a last-minute shift at CVS — the place he was ruthlessly stabbed to demise simply earlier than closing.
Cine, 23, wasn’t alleged to work the vacation however had stepped in to cowl certainly one of his coworkers, his grieving dad stated in his first public feedback on the tragic slaying.
“My son usually helps out,” Edeedson Cine, Sr. instructed The Publish Saturday.
“He was the form of one that would step in entrance of a bullet for anybody. He would volunteer for the robust assignments. He was easy, and I liked that about my son.
“He was at all times prepared to assist. If he could make issues higher for you, he’ll.”
Cine was nearing the top of the Christmas Day shift when 43-year-old John Pilaccio allegedly stabbed him within the chest, police stated.
The younger worker, who had been working on the Lindenhurst retailer for 10 months, was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Heart in West Islip, the place he was declared lifeless.
Pilaccio fled, however was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree homicide.
The alleged brute appeared stonefaced throughout his Saturday morning arraignment in Suffolk County Court docket.
Sporting a grey and blue sweatshirt and with tousled hair, Pilaccio remained silent as prosecutors accused him of killing the younger CVS worker.
Officers have to this point provided few particulars on what may have triggered the assault or stated whether or not the suspect and sufferer knew one another previous to the stabbing, however theorized Pilaccio was a buyer with dangerous intentions.
“Based mostly on the individual of curiosity and his background, I can solely assume he was within the retailer for nefarious causes, and it’s potential their confrontation was a results of that,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina stated at a Friday information convention.
The cop boss additionally slammed CVS for failing to show over surveillance footage inside an 18-hour timeframe, which they stated “hampered our skill to make an arrest.”
CVS confirmed to The Publish it had finally handed over the footage, however wouldn’t say whether or not it might pay for the funeral companies for its younger worker who was killed on the job.
“Our groups labored by means of the night time to drag and package deal hours of video within the particular method they requested for,” a spokesperson instructed The Publish.
“We’ve been in touch with the colleague’s household and are figuring out one of the best ways to help them,” they added.
In his remaining hours, Cine spent a comfy Christmas morning together with his household of their West Babylon house, the place he proudly gifted his dad and mom presents with the money he earned working for the pharmacy large and loved breakfast together with his three siblings.
“We have now a really tight household. We’re very shut. We do lots collectively. He was liked and he liked additionally,” Cine Sr. stated.
“He stated, ‘I’ll wash the dishes earlier than I am going to work,’ which stays with me as a result of it’s simply one thing we would have liked somebody to do. After which he kissed me and left … He left for work and he sadly didn’t make it house.”
