One made a gesture as if he were going to hit Lesandro and the teenager ran, the witnesses said. 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Surveillance video shows Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz being dragged from the Cruz and Chiky grocery store in the Bronx on June 20, 2018. Dr. Rodriguez also said it was possible Junior may have survived if brought to the hospital sooner. However, all 12 alleged gang members were indicted on second degree murder, manslaughter, conspiracy, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Henry said Junior had a large open wound on the right side of his neck when she saw his body in the morgue. They pursued him in cars, mistaking the aspiring NYPD detective for a gangbanger because he supposedly resembled a known one. Go after Sunset, you know what you have to do, Suero reportedly told the men. Sofia Henry also testified Thursday, telling jurors about photos she took on the night of the incident. The store owner unlocked a door leading to the area where Lesandro was hiding, Mr. Alvarez said, and told them to take the fight outside. Junior's parents were not in court, having been warned the images would be shown. Fourteen men have been criminally charged in connection with Guzman-Felizs slaying. Junior gestures for someone to call 911. Mr. Suero had warned his members to carry a weapon at all times and said if they saw a rival member to do whatever possible to hurt the Sunset member, Mr. Alvarez said. The men, traveling in four cars, spotted Lesandro, and one of them shouted a Trinitarios greeting at him: Sunset, Popo, then 1090, which was a password Los Sures used to identify Sunset members, Mr. Alvarez and Mr. Reyes said. A dozen alleged gang members were indicted July 18, with five charged with first degree murder, which includes torture, for the June 20 death of Lesandro Guzman-Feliz and could face life in prison without parole. A post shared by Robert Williams (@areumdawo_saja), Jury Finds All Five Defendants Guilty Of Murdering Bronx Teen Junior Guzman-Feliz, New Owners Of Bodega Where Junior Was Killed Want To Rename Store After Slain Teen, Bronx Street Renamed To Honor Slain Teen Junior, Bronx Bodega Where Teen Junior Was Attacked Reopens Temporarily, Legendary Jazz Saxophonist Wayne Shorter Has Died, White Student At Howard University Law School Sues for $2 Million Over Racial Discrimination, R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years For Child Sex Crimes, Family of Malcolm X Files $100 Million Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against NYPD & Others. Our investigation retraces Juniors last steps and uncovers new details that may answer why he was targeted. The incident revealed the barbaric tactics of a gang called the Trinitarios, and it laid bare a glaring paradox: Amid historically low crime rates in New York, police are still struggling to contain brutal violence in some neighborhoods. The father of Junior Guzman-Felizthe 15-year-old New York boy whose mistaken-identity murder was caught on tapereportedly screamed and cursed at one of his son's accused killers during a Thursday court hearing which included testimony of what transpired after the teen's stabbing death. LexisNexis Brief Analysis produces powerful, near-instant legal argumentation insights using the power of AI. Content should be organized in different stages, from when potential clients search for initial information to eventually contacting your law firm. But a leading police theory is the attackers mistakenly believed Junior was in a rival gang. Closing arguments proved to be just as emotional, as some jury members shed tears. Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz, 15, was slashed in the neck with a machete at a bodega in the Bronx on June 19, 2018. A dozen people appeared in court facing charges related to the death of 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, who was killed in the Bronx. No one, not prosecutors or police, wanted to admit, that Junior had gang connections. I didnt see the kid., 5 Convicted of Hacking Innocent Teenager Junior Guzman to Death, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/nyregion/lesandro-guzman-murder-trinitarios-verdict.html. When The Founder Of SCOTUSblog Calles It Quits, You Know Something Is UP: 5 is a tough crowd, 6 is a waste of time. The cars then split up and appear to surround him. WNBC reported that the grisly images brought some of the jurors to tears. You can follow her on Twitter:@tonitamess. Just after the stabbing death of Lesandro "Junior" Guzman Feliz last June 20, members of the Trinitarios were examining a photo of gang . The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. Photo Credit: Marisol Diaz-Gordon "It was just starting," he said. And on the night before Juniors murder, he had witnessed another stabbing at Adams Place. Members of the Police Departments Law Enforcement Explorers program attending a memorial for Lesandro last year. But Morgan Dolan, the lead prosecutor, countered that weapons like knives and machetes kill and the gang members went in knowing that.. The five men who viciously slashed a New York teenager to death with . "The knife made it from the right side to left of Juniors neck, hit the muscle, hit the veinhit the tissue on the back side of the mouth," she said. At 10:05 p.m., security footage shows Junior leaving home to meet his friend Jason Velez at this corner. That isgonna stick with this jury for the rest of the weekend, he says. Nearly a year after Lesandro was killed, a jury found five of the men guilty of murder and related charges on Friday, capping five weeks of testimony that provided a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the Trinitarios, a highly organized and brutally violent Dominican gang. Surveillance video shows Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz being dragged out and then hacked to death by five men with machetes on June 20, 2018, in the Bronx. The murder of Lesandro rattled the city, prompting outrage on social media and calls for justice from elected officials and celebrities, including the rapper Cardi B and the Yankees pitcher C.C. It is unclear what the jury decided on. Friends and family told us that Junior wasnt in a gang and the police have no such indication, either. Putting four young men in jail for life for a murder they didnt intend (each was either running away, or nowhere near Junior when Estrella inflicted the fatal wound) should thrill no one. A string of shootings across Chicago Wednesday left at least 10 people shot, and, according to police, at least half of those who suffered gunshot wounds were under the age of 16. A jury began deliberating Thursday on the five mens fates. 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He gave a coded gang response when asked a question by a Trinitarios gang member driving by. Juniors parents were not in court, having been warned the images would be shown. 270p. His English was poor. The knife made it from the right side to the left, hit the muscle, hit the (jugular) vein, went behind the throat, hit the tissue on the back side of the mouth, Dr. Rodriguez said. Guzman-Feliz had been part of the NYPD's Explorers program, a group for youths interested in a law enforcement career. The case grabbed the attention of New Yorkers and across the nation, given that the brutal machete killing of the 15-year-old boy that took place inside a Bronx bodega in the summer of 2018 was captured on surveillance. Dimas Sanfiorenzo is the Managing Editor for Okayplayer. Goldberg hammered the medical examiner to get his point across that his client did not cause any physical injury to Junior, because a machete would have resulted in decapitation or mutilation. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Seeing his sons clothing proved too much to bear for Juniors father, Lesandro Guzman, who left the courtroom shortly after Oikawas testimony.