Teen Girl Fatally Stabbed In Harlem Apartment, Boyfriend Sought: NYPD

HARLEM, NY — A teen girl was stabbed to death in a Central Harlem apartment on Sunday, according to police, who have identified the suspect as her 18-year-old boyfriend who remains on the run.

Police were called shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday to 2306 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard, an apartment building between West 135th and 136th streets.

Inside an apartment, they found 16-year-old Saniyah Lawrence, who had been stabbed in the neck, police said. She was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Lawrence lived at the NYCHA Martin Luther King Towers on West 112th Street, police said.

Early Monday, police named the suspect as Zyaire Crumbley, 18, identified by an NYPD spokesperson as Lawrence's boyfriend.

Crumbley was described as Black, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 140 pounds, with a medium build and short, black hair.

Police shared a photo of him and asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.