Two charged in death of Baldwin man in October

Two men are in Nassau County police custody on a charge of killing a Baldwin man in October, authorities said Friday night.

Darin Semple, 19, of Freeport, and Devin Obleanis, 19, of Rosedale, Queens, are charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree murder in connection with the death of Rafael DeLossantos, 23, authorities said.

DeLossantos, who was shot, was found lying next to two vehicles involved in an Oct. 25 crash near Victoria Street and Stanton Avenue in Baldwin, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said at the time of the incident. DeLossantos died at the scene and Ryder said the victim appeared to be part of "a targeted event."

Police did not immediately release additional details including the relationship between the accused men and the victim.

Semple and Obleanis were arraigned Saturday in First District Court in Hempstead and remanded into custody.

Both men will fight the charges, their attorneys said in phone interviews Saturday.

"He denies shooting anybody or doing anything or committing any crime. He is really shocked by these charges," said Semple's lawyer, Devian Daniels, who added that Semple graduated from high school last year and was hoping to enroll in college soon.

Obleanis is a college student with no prior criminal record, according to his lawyer, Lloyd Jesse Nadel. "He comes from a good family," Nadel added. "I don't know enough about the case to really comment on it at this point."

With Lorena Mongelli