A person as soon as arrested for stalking pop singer Billie Eilish was struck and killed by a train in Long Island, officers and sources stated.
Prenell Rousseau was killed when an LIRR train hit him in Westbury round 5:38 a.m. Wednesday, officers stated.
He was jogging “on or near” the tracks and the dying gave the impression to be unintended, a legislation enforcement supply stated.
Rousseau, 30, of Farmingdale, repeatedly appeared on the “Bad Guy” singer’s LA residence in 2020 earlier than she and her household bought an order of safety in opposition to him.
Eilish stated in court docket paperwork that Rousseau showed “erratic behavior” as he appeared at the home she shares along with her dad and mom seven occasions on May 4 and 5, till he was lastly arrested for trespassing.
Rousseau rang the doorbell the primary time he appeared and requested Eilish’s father by way of the surveillance digicam whether or not she lived there.
He persevered after the dad informed him he had the mistaken residence.
The household summoned personal safety when he got here again later the identical night.
“While we waited for security, Mr. Rousseau remained on our porch, sat down and began to read a book while also continuing to engage in a periodic monologue,” Eilish said in court documents. “My father repeatedly asked him to leave, but he refused.”
Eilish and her household have been scared by Rousseau, partly as a result of he wasn’t carrying a face masks in 5 of his appearances on the residence in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and touched the doorknob and doorbell with out carrying gloves.
Eilish was granted a three-year restraining order in opposition to him, court docket data present.
Creepy posts on Rousseau’s Instagram account included what gave the impression to be an illustrated model of the singer and a message that stated, “Anyway — I love u b … that is all.”
About 100 passengers on board the train boarded one other LIRR train to finish their journey.
