Men Wanted For Harlem Murder Of Army Veteran, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — The NYPD has identified two additional suspects in a Harlem double stabbing that left an Army veteran dead and his father injured, police said.

Christopher Saunders, 36 and James Saunders, 32, are wanted for the fatal stabbing of 35-year-old Bronx father Hason Correa, police said. A woman, 37-year-old Mary Saunders, was arrested late last month and charged with second-degree murder and first-degree gang assault charges for her role in the stabbing, police said.

Officers arrived at 301 W. 152nd St. — located between Bradhurst Avenue and Frederick Douglass Boulevard — just before 11 p.m. on Friday night to find Corea and his father, 56-year-old Wesley Correa, suffering stab wounds to the chest, police said. Both men were rushed to Harlem Hospital, where the younger Correa was pronounced dead.

Police said Mary Saunders held Correa down while accomplices stabbed him. The specific roles of Christopher Saunders and James Saunders in the murder were not revealed by police.

Police released photos of Christopher and James Saunders on Thursday. Christopher (photo 1) is described as standing about 5-foot-9 and weighing 175 pounds while James (photo 2) is described as standing about 5-foot-6 and weighing about 155 pounds, police said. Photos of the suspects were taken during prior arrests, police said.

Correa served in the New York Army National Guard for two years and served active duty in the United States Army for seven years, Pix11 reported. The veteran was a father to three children and had returned home after being medically released from the army for suffering an injury, according to the report.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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