Suspect turns himself in for shooting death of autistic man in Bronx park

A suspect turned himself in to police Monday for the September shooting death of a 26-year-old autistic man in a Bronx park, cops said.

Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo, 19, surrendered at the 43rd Precinct stationhouse in the Bronx. Lopez Castillo was charged with murder, manslaughter, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon for the Sept 4. shooting incident of Ronell Marte who was shot in the chest in Starlight Park near West Farms Road and E. 174th St. about 2:50 a.m., police sources and cops said.

Clothing can be seen on the ground of the scene where Ronell Marte was fatally shot in Starlight Park, near W. Farms Rd. and E. 174th St. in the Bronx on, Sept. 4, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Officers on the scene where Ronell Marte was fatally shot in Starlight Pa