Sara Rivera, A 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Queens late Wednesday, police say, and another teenage girl faces murder charges in connection with the case. officers were called to the Sunnyside scene near 46th Street and Queens Boulevard around 9:30 p.m. for a report of a stabbing. According to the NYPD. Surveillance video showed two people in shorts – who appeared to be teenage girls – about to cross Queens Boulevard.
One girl wearing dark sneakers is seen crouching, appearing to pick up something from the ground and rummaging through her belongings. A fight appeared to break out between the two while they were in the crosswalk — just as their faces were off-camera. What sparked the fight wasn’t known. Officers found the teenager stabbed in the neck. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The police subsequently recognized her as Sara Rivera, a resident of 96th Street in Jackson Heights, living with her family. The adolescent perpetrator was apprehended at the location, while the second female individual, wearing obscure athletic footwear, was observed fleeing on Queens Boulevard in the recorded footage. The authorities then announced that the 15-year-old, whose identity was withheld owing to her age, had been formally accused of second-degree murder and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Her relationship with Rivera was unclear. Rivera’s ex-boyfriend told NBC New York that she was close with the suspect, but their relationship was rocky and he never expected it to end so violently. Rivera’s ex, Jasaiah Ortega, claimed, “Sara would try to put her in check but I told her to relax just leave it alone she’s a little girl.” Over 100 kids who knew Rivera sent balloons, flowers, and touching comments at her stabbed and killed place under the 7 line on Thursday. Friends say Rivera attended nearby Queens Technical High School. Investigations continue.
Meanwhile, the transit advocacy group Passengers United condemned the violence and noted that the station doesn’t have surveillance cameras near the entrances — and at least some of the cameras it does have upstairs don’t work. “That’s unacceptable. Unacceptable. A 17-year-old girl lost her life. Who’s gonna be next here?” asked Charlton D’Souza, the president of the group.
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