14-year-old NY murder suspect captured, questioned and released – Third teen suspect in stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors bolted on his way to a police interview, 11 days ago
The third suspect suspect in the stabbing death of Barnard College student, Tessa Majors has been taken into custody
NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison tweeted on Thursday that the boy had been questioned and released
The teen suspect, believed to have wielded the knife that killed Majors, was reportedly located and detained in the Bronx in New York
Cops had been searching for the teenager since Tessa was attacked in Manhattan’s Morningside Park on December 11
The boy bolted from a car on December 15 while being driven to the police station by an adult and had been on the run since
He is one of three youths police believe were involved in the stabbing of Tessa
A 13-year-old male suspect has been charged as an accomplice, while another boy, 14, was questioned and released
NYPD announced that the 14-year-old suspect [left], in the stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors [right] has been taken into custody after being on the run for two weeks
Police tracked down this suspect after taking the unusual step last week of releasing photographs of him but not his name or any other identifying information given he is underage.
‘Earlier today, we announced that we located the 3rd subject in the Tessa Majors Investigation. This was a significant development in the investigative process,’ Harrison tweeted on Thursday.
‘After being taken into custody, his attorneys were present at the 26 precinct for the entire investigative process.
‘Although he has since been released to the custody of his attorneys, the investigation remains very active. Our detectives are the best at what they do and are committed to finding justice for all parties involved.’
Police have not divulged details about where and how the teen was located. Of the two other suspects, only one has been charged.
A 13-year-old boy arrested December 13 and charged as a juvenile with felony murder told detectives he was at the park with the other youths but wasn’t the one who stabbed Majors.
The other 14-year-old suspect was questioned for several hours, also on December 13, but police let him go, Chief Harrison said.
Tessa Majors [photo], was fatally stabbed while walking in Manhattan’s Morningside Park just before 7pm – on Dec 11, two days before the start of final exams at Barnard college
The victim, a student at a nearby college was stabbed just below street level while walking in the Morningside park, just before 7pm on Dec 11. She staggered up a flight of stairs [photo], to street level where a police officer on patrol found her, collapsed on a crosswalk
Majors, whose death has troubled city leaders and college administrators, both for its proximity to campus and its apparent randomness, was stabbed while walking in the park just before 7pm – two days before the start of final exams at Barnard, which is an all-women’s school that is part of New York’s Columbia University.
She staggered up a flight of stairs to street level and collapsed on a crosswalk, before she was found by a patrol cop.
She died shortly after, in a nearby hospital
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