YouTube actor stabbed to death in New York

Tyrone Fleming, an actor on a YouTube crime show called 848, has been found stabbed to death in his New York apartment.

An actor who appeared in a YouTube crime show has been found stabbed to death in his Bronx apartment.

Authorities say Tyrone Fleming was found dead around 5.30pm on Wednesday.

Fleming played Tye Banga on 848, a web series with nearly 20,000 subscribers.

Worried co-workers contacted his family after he failed to show up at his job at Con Edison, an energy company.

Friends and relatives described Fleming as a good man and a hardworking father of two.

The New York Police Department is investigating.


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