By Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News
New York police are seeking the public’s help identifying a group of males believed to be connected to the “brutal” stabbing that led to the death of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx earlier this week.
Authorities on Friday released surveillance video related to Wednesday’s attack showing several males entering a store in the New York City borough.
(The 15-year-old victim, who dreamed of one day becoming an NYPD detective, was stabbed to death by members of a local gang outside a bodega. Courtesy of CBS New York and YouTube. Posted on Jun 23, 2018)
Police identified the victim as Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, according to a news release.
WANTED: Help us ID the males in this video in connection with the stabbing death of a 15-year-old male which occurred on E.183St in the #Bronx at 11:40pm on Wednesday, June 20. ☎ #800577TIPS pic.twitter.com/z2SXzhNS1Z
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 22, 2018
Police said they responded to the scene about 11:40 p.m. following “a 911 call of an assault in progress” on East 183 Street.
They learned that the teen was in an altercation with the wanted males outside the building before he was “stabbed in the neck,” police said.
“The suspects fled the location and the victim ran to Saint Barnabus Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased,” police said, adding that they haven’t made any arrests.
Along with surveillance video of the males believed to be involved in the encounter, NYPD Chief Terence Monahan tweeted: “The stabbing murder of this young man is among the most brutal crimes I’ve seen in my 36yr career.”
The stabbing murder of this young man is among the most brutal crimes I’ve seen in my 36yr career. @NYPDDetectives are working hard to capture these killers, but we also need your help. Watch this video and call #800577TIPS with any information you can provide. #JUSTICEFORJUNIOR pic.twitter.com/h6QxmGtEsx
— Chief Terence Monahan (@NYPDChiefofDept) June 23, 2018
“@NYPDDetectives are working hard to capture these killers, but we also need your help,” Monahan continued, providing a phone number for tips.
Someone out there knows these men, all wanted for the brutal murder of 15-yr-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Ortiz in #thebronx. Take a good look at each. It’s up to you to help us get #JUSTICEFORJUNIOR. Call anonymously 800-577-TIPS #YourCityYourCall pic.twitter.com/UOEsr7IPCE
— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) June 23, 2018
“Someone out there knows these men, all wanted for the brutal murder of 15-yr-old Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Ortiz in #thebronx,” the tweet said.
In another post on Twitter, Shea said that Guzman-Feliz had wanted to be an NYPD detective.
In the Bronx on 6/20, 15-yr-old Junior Guzman-Feliz was fatally stabbed by the men in the photo (on right). He was never going to give up on his dream of being an NYPD detective & WE’LL NEVER GIVE UP ON HIM. Help us get #JusticeForJunior You can anonymously call 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/0gVAMfmC7f
— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) June 23, 2018
Genesis Collado-Feliz, the teen’s sister, told ABC 7 that her brother was “a good kid” who liked to play video games “like every 15-year-old.”
