A 16-year-old caught with a gun at school has been linked to a deadly capturing in Harlem, police mentioned Thursday.
The teenager was charged with homicide, assault and gun possession in reference to the slaying of 34-year-old Christopher Jimenez, who was discovered with a gunshot wound to the chest in his condominium constructing close to W. 126th St. and Broadway on April 17, police mentioned.
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Christopher Jimenez, 34, was killed Thursday after a confrontation with two males within the foyer of a NYCHA constructing on W. 126th St. close to Broadway. (Obtained by Day by day Information)
Cops initially arrested one other resident of the constructing within the Manhattanville Homes complicated, Angel Celpa, 29, six days after Jimenez was shot. Celpa was charged with assault and weapons possession, however not homicide.
Now, police imagine they’ve caught the triggerman, cops mentioned.
{The teenager} was busted with a handgun yesterday when a college security officer discovered the gun in his blue backpack, a police supply mentioned. The varsity security officer had acquired a tip that the teenager was carrying a gun and checked his bag, in response to the supply.
Police arrested {the teenager} round 4:20 p.m. at Philip Randolph highschool — across the nook from the crime scene.
He’s charged with homicide, assault and weapons possession, police mentioned.
It’s unclear if or how the teenage suspect knew the sufferer or Celpa. Celpa has one prior arrest for weapons possession in 2020, in response to police data.
{The teenager}’s id is being withheld as a result of he’s a minor.
