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Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert Nikia Nikki James, 46, both of Kingston, were charged with second-degree murder, felony assault and criminal use of a firearm in connection with the Dec. 17 fatal shooting at 60 Van Buren St., state police said Thursday morning.
James was arrested at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, and Thomas at 12:21 a.m. Thursday. Both were being held in the Ulster County Jail without bail on Thursday.
State police executed a search warrant at 49 Franklin St. in Midtown Kingston on Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting, a city police official said, and investigators were seen removing items from the home. (State police took over the investigation from the Kingston police shortly after DâJaneira was killed.) An Ulster County Jail official said Thursday that James lives at 49 Franklin St. and Thomas is a former resident of that address.
KINGSTON, N.Y. â For the first time in recent memory, the Kingston Police Department has relinquished control over a homicide investigation.
Police Chief Egidio Tinti said that as far as he is aware, the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl in Midtown Thursday is the first case turned over to another agency, which is the state police.
This is the fifth homicide in the city since October 2019. Only one of those has resulted in an indictment.
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âThis the first case (that Iâm aware of) that has been turned over to the state police,â Tinti said in an email. âWe have a great working relationship with them and the surrounding law enforcement agencies.â
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