Overview
- Khaleel Cooper, 39, was arrested Monday and charged with murder, manslaughter, criminal weapon possession and endangering the welfare of a child
- Police say Cooper stabbed Tamara Rowe, 40, around 8:35 p.m. Saturday inside their Wakefield apartment on E. 232nd Street while her daughter was home
- Rowe was rushed to Montefiore Medical Center with wounds to her chest and right arm and died shortly after arrival
- Surveillance video reviewed by the building superintendent shows Cooper fleeing down the stairs from their top-floor unit and police note he had no prior arrest record
- Neighbors and the superintendent describe the couple as quiet, hard-working residents, underscoring community shock over the sudden domestic violence