Three-and-a-half years after her son was shot and killed on the Lower East Side for his winter jacket, Arlene Delgado got justice yesterday. But the conclusion of the legal case offered her little solace.
Community activists, elected officials and residents sick and tired of youth violence came out in large numbers last night at a "stop the violence" unity rally. The crowd gathered at 5:30 p.m. on Avenue D and 6th Street and...
We mentioned this more than a week ago, but here's a reminder. Tomorrow afternoon, residents, community activists and elected officials are planning a Lower East Side Unity Rally. The "stop the violence" event was planned in the aftermath of...
WNYC has the first interview with Arlene Delgado, the mother of murder victim Raphael Ward. The teenager was shot and killed January 4 on Columbia Street, after a dispute involving winter jackets. One suspect, Timothy Montalvo, is in custody....
There are new details to pass along this evening concerning the Raphael Ward murder investigation. Today 16-year old Timothy Montalvo made an initial court appearance. He was charged with second degree murder and two counts of weapons possession in...
We received the following email from Judith Sam, director of youth services at Grand Street Settlement. The social services agency is located just a few steps away from the location in which Raphael Ward was shot and killed:
Classmates and...
There was some news last night from the 7th Precinct's Community Council meeting. Captain Peter Venice announced one arrest had been made in connection with the murder of 16-year old Raphael Ward on Columbia Street six days ago. This...
The NYPD yesterday circulated security camera video showing four "persons of interest" wanted for questioning in the murder of Raphael Ward.
As the Times reported, cops declined to characterize what role the young men might have played in the fatal...
This morning police are still looking for the gunman who took 16-year old Raphael Ward's life Friday night during a confrontation on Columbia Street. Police believe the suspect is also a teenager, perhaps a boy even younger than Ward.
Police...
Here's more on last night's murder of 16-year old Raphael Ward, a resident of the Baruch Houses. A memorial has appeared outside a convenience store on Columbia Street where the teen was shot and killed shortly after 9 p.m. ...
