Crime & Safety
Cops Looking For 2nd Suspect After Maria Hernandez Killed On UWS: NYPD
Shortly after an arrest was made in the death of Maria Hernandez on the UWS, NYPD are now looking for a second suspect, police said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Shortly after a man was arrested and charged with murder of a 74-year-old woman on the Upper West Side, NYPD announced late Monday they are looking for a second suspect, police said.
Cops did not specify what role the second suspect allegedly played in the death of Maria Hernandez, but released a photo of him.
Hernandez was found dead with her hands and feet tied within her apartment on West 83rd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus, police said.
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Lashawn Mackey, 47, was arrested on Monday in connection to her death and charged with murder and burglary, police said.
An NYPD spokesperson told ABC7 that Mackey was a temporary worker in the building where Maria Hernandez lived in on West 83rd Street between Amsterdam and Columbus.
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Cops did not specify how Mackey got into her apartment or what his motive might have been.
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