Crime & Safety
3rd Suspect Charged In Teen's Fatal Stabbing Outside NYC McDonald's
Last week, a 16-year-old boy was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing.
QUEENS, NY — A third teen has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old on Valentine's Days in Queens, police announced.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with gang assault, assault and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
Last week, a 16-year-old boy was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing. The 16-year-old suspect is also facing first degree manslaughter, first and second degree gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon charges, among others, Patch previously reported.
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Last month, a 14-year-old boy was charged with first degree gang assault.
On Feb. 14, police found Julian Corniell unresponsive at 38-02 Queens Boulevard with a stabbed wound to the abdomen.
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He was transported to New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
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