Man Charged With Murder In Fatal NYC Stabbing Of 14-Year-Old

NEW YORK CITY — A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy outside a NYCHA housing complex last Friday.

Waldo Mejia has also been charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.

He is accused of stabbing Caleb Rios multiple times in the chest outside 300 East 138 Street in the Bronx. Police have deemed the stabbing an "unprovoked" attack.

Officers who responded to the scene found Rios unresponsive.

The 14-year-old victim was transported to Lincoln Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on Friday.

In addition, Police believe that Mejia is connected to a Jan. 5 where a 38-year-old man was stabbed in the arm at a subway station in the Bronx

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called the fatal stabbing "absolutely senseless and tragic."

"A 14-year-old is dead, a family is devastated, a city is in mourning, and the systems we have in place to deal with repeat offenders and individuals with severe mental health issues continue to fail us," she said.