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Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Yahoo
Boy, 17, charged with NYC murder of migrant teen that sparked revenge call from Tren de Aragua-linked youth gang: cops
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the December stabbing death of a migrant teen over 'gang beef' — which sparked a call for revenge from New York City youths tied to the vicious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, cops said. The teen was arrested on a murder indictment and also faces gang assault and assault charges in connection to the deadly Dec. 5 attack on Yeremi Colina, also 17, in Manhattan on Broadway near John Street, police said. Colina – who was carrying an ID from the Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter in Midtown – was also punched and kicked during the fracas, cops said. An 18-year-old man was also knifed in the arm during the brawl, suffering non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The newly charged teen is the second suspect arrested in connection to the deadly melee – a 16-year-old boy was nabbed on Christmas Eve and charged with gang assault, according to cops and the indictment, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. The pair was 'aided by two or more other persons' who remain at large, the indictment said. After the slaying, the Tren de Arugua-linked crew known as Los Diablos de la 42 — Spanish for 'the Devils of 42nd Street' — posted threats of revenge on social media, an NYPD official said at the time. 'They offered their condolences and noted that their heart is broken, but they also stated, 'Every Cocolo shot,'' Assistant Chief Jason Savino of the NYPD's Detective Bureau told reporters Monday. 'A Cocolo is described as Afro-Caribbean migrants, so there is a little bit of a gang beef, and that obviously plays towards motive as well.' A member of the victim's crew told investigators that their rivals were flashing gang signs, the police official added. 'Their response was they wanted to confront them as to why they flashed gang signs, and that's ultimately the story from the victim's side,' Savino said. However, surveillance footage reveals the victims' crew may have been the aggressors, Savino noted. 'They're traveling towards the group of six male blacks, and what they're doing is they're actually calling and at one point, jogging towards that opposing group,' Savino said. 'Ultimately, the two groups engage, and I will say this — both sides both had weapons.' 'The victim actually swings an unknown object in a downward motion just prior to being stabbed by one of the perpetrators,' he said. In addition to the knife, two wooden sticks were recovered from the scene in addition to a pair of pliers, according to Savino. 'All indications at this point, as far as motive is concerned, is that this is a crew-motivated incident,' Savino added. The 17-year-old suspect was ordered held without bail during his Wednesday arraignment and is set to reappear in court on April 1. The younger teen was arraigned in December and ordered held on $100,000 cash bail, $250,000 insurance company bond and $300,000 partially secured surety bond. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 2, records show.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Second teen nabbed in fatal stab of 17-year-old migrant in Manhattan
A second teen has been arrested for fatally stabbing a 17-year-old migrant in lower Manhattan last year during an ongoing gang beef, police said Thursday. The new suspect, also 17, was nabbed Wednesday and charged with murder and gang assault for the Dec. 5 stabbing of Yeremi Colino outside of City Hall Park, officials said. A 16-year-old was arrested three weeks after the killing. The names of the suspects have not been released by the NYPD because they are underage. Within 24 hours of the slaying, the NYPD released surveillance images of the three suspects they were looking for. The murder is believed to be gang related. Yeremi was walking with a group when he was stabbed during a brawl on John St. near Nassau St. NYPD Assistant Chief Jason Savino said the fight was sparked by an ongoing beef between migrant crews. The 1-minute brawl started after the three suspects flashed gang signs, which prompted the victim's group to confront the trio, officials said. The clash was between Los Diablos de la 42 (Devils of 42nd St.) and an Afro-Caribbean group, cops said. According to Savino, the two groups knew each other prior to the lower Manhattan clash. A knife with a brown handle, two wooden sticks and a pair of pliers were recovered at the scene. 'Both sides both had weapons. The victim actually swings an unknown object in a downward motion just prior to being stabbed by one of the perpetrators,' Savino said during a press conference following the stabbing. Yeremi, who was living at the Roosevelt Hotel, a Midtown migrant shelter, was stabbed in the chest. An employee at a nearby Walgreens pulled the wounded teen to safety inside the store and called 911. EMS rushed the teen to Bellevue Hospital, where he later died. Alan Magalles Bello, 18 who was with Colino, was stabbed in the left arm and was taken in stable condition to Bellevue Hospital, where he received five stitches. 'I was with my friend yesterday. A group of people show up, like a gang, and they pull out a knife towards me and my friend,' Magalles Bello told ABC7 NY at the time. At least one more suspect is still being sought for the killing, cops said.
