The boyfriend of a 16-year-old woman who was stabbed to demise inside a Manhattan residence was arrested Monday evening, police stated.
Zyaire Crumbley was charged with homicide after Saniyah Lawrence was discovered gashed in the neck in a Harlem residence on Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard Sunday night, in accordance with police. Officers had responded to a name a few stabbing and located Lawrence, who lived on West 112th Road.
She was pronounced useless at a hospital a short while later.
The 18-year-old Crumbley was rapidly recognized as a major suspect in the case. The NYPD stated the killing might have occurred after some kind of argument. The character of the dispute wasn’t clear, however police stated that Crumbley was seen on surveillance video popping out of the identical constructing the place Lawrence died simply minutes earlier than police arrived on the scene.
A neighbor, who didn’t need to be recognized, stated she not too long ago heard loud noises and other people arguing from contained in the residence.
“Just a lot of odd behavior. I’ve heard people just moving back and forth, seems like people were running and at times throwing different things,” the neighbor stated.
Legal professional data for Crumbley was not instantly out there.
A motive for the killing was not instantly clear, nonetheless. Anybody with data on Crumbley is requested to name Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.