Man turns himself in for role in Starlight Park cellphone robbery that turned fatal shooting

Police say a man turned himself in for his role in a Starlight Park fatal shooting that began as a random cellphone robbery.

Police walked 19-year-old Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo out of the 43rd Precinct Monday. The NYPD says Lopez Castillo allegedly acted alongside 20-year-old Axel Martinez, who is accused of firing the fatal shot.

Ronell Marte, 26, died after being shot in the chest just before 3 a.m. on Sept. 4. Police say Marte did not know his assailants…

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