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Seven youths arrested in connection with June 15, 2016 stabbing in Coop City's Building 28 elevator

An extensive joint investigation conducted by detectives from Co-op City's Public Safety Department and the 45th Precinct has resulted in the arrest of seven Coop City residents between 16 and 20 years old. The last of the arrests was carried out just this past week.

A spokesman for the Co-op City detective unit said that each of the youths arrested has been charged with felonies ranging from attempted murder to gang assault.

The spokesman said that all of the suspects are known to each other and the attack on the 19 year old male victim, in elevator number 6 in Building 28C on the evening of June 15, 2016, was likely the result of a sectional rivalry with the innocent victim attacked simply because he was visiting Coop City Section 5 from another section.

The investigation which included extensive review of surveillance from the building and elsewhere, along with the gathering of street intelligence, ended with the large number of arrests carried out over a period of four weeks. The detectives said that they think that each of the suspects believed to have taken part in the stabbing attack have now been taken into custody. The victim is said to be recovering from his injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.

The spokesman for the Co-op City detective unit added that the investigation was truly a team effort between both detective squads carried out meticulously and effectively over a four week period.

Chief Frank Apollo, a commander of CCPD, said: "I am extremely proud of our detectives who worked jointly with the 45th detective squad to bring this case to closure. Our detectives worked around the clock alongside the 45th Precinct reviewing video and conducting interviews in order to identify the individuals involved in this horrific crime. I commend both the CCPD (Coop City Public Safety Department) detectives and NYPD (New York Police Department) detectives who worked together as a team to apprehend these violent individuals therefore bringing them to justice."

By Bill Stutting
Coop City Times is now online

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