What to know
- The trio, Moisés Coronado, 27, Ferneys Horta, 33, and Anthony Navas, 27, were each charged in the indictment with first-degree manslaughter and gang assault for the deadly incident on Sept. 6. January. on Randall’s Island, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.
- One of the men, Coronado, also faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Dafren Cañizalez.
- Coronado allegedly stabbed him multiple times, including in the hand and the fatal wound in his chest. The suspects continued to chase Canizalez until he collapsed, according to court documents.
NEW YORK — Three men are accused of stabbing a 24-year-old man to death at one of New York City’s migrant shelters, according to the Manhattan district attorney.
The trio, Moisés Coronado, 27, Ferneys Horta, 33, and Anthony Navas, 27, were each charged in the indictment with first-degree manslaughter and gang assault for the deadly incident on Sept. 6. January. on Randall’s Island, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Tuesday.
One of the men, Coronado, also faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Dafren Cañizalez.
“As alleged, Dafren Cañizalez was brutally murdered in an attack by a group, who caught him and chased him until he collapsed,” Bragg said. “Everyone who comes to our city deserves to be safe and we will continue to hold those who commit serious acts of violence accountable.”
The three men and Canizalez were staying at the shelter on Randall’s Island when violence broke out around 7:30 p.m., according to court documents. Coronado and Canizalez argued in the facility’s cafeteria, according to the documents, and Coronado went outside to get a knife.
“Everyone in the dining room was crowded together, standing at the tables watching. I saw security trying to calm this guest down, but the guest just wouldn’t allow it,” a shelter employee told NBC New York. “He ran to get something, came back and lunged at the guy. It all happened very quickly.”
He returned with his friends Horta and Navas, each of whom was armed with a knife in his pocket, according to the documents. When they found Cañizalez, they surrounded him and Coronado punched him in the face. The trio chased him out of the cafeteria and caught up to him when a locked door blocked them.
Coronado allegedly stabbed him multiple times, including in the hand and the fatal wound in his chest. The suspects continued to chase Canizalez until he collapsed, according to court documents.
Medics took the man to a local hospital where he was eventually pronounced dead, police said. A knife was also recovered from the scene.
Coronado reportedly attempted to flee after the attack, but was detained by security and later arrested at the scene. Horta and Navas were arrested two days later, Bragg said.
2024-01-31 03:47:07
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