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Police have identified a suspect in the killing of a 13 year old girl on the Syracuse s Near Westside.
Police Chief Kenton Buckner says the suspect was taken to a juvenile detention facility in Erie County. He’s asking for the community to help reach out to kids.
“The challenge that these kids have requires a collective response… if the parents could do it solely by themselves, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
On the other hand, Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens explains sometimes a lack of a better support system for raising kids and what they observe from adults is to blame for when youth react violently.
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Auburn teen killed in Syracuse stabbing, 16-year-old charged with manslaughter
Police say an Auburn teen was killed in a stabbing in the city of Syracuse.
The Syracuse Police Department reports that Naj’ee Wright, 13, of Auburn was killed by an unidentified 16-year-old girl from Syracuse.
The stabbing took place a little before 6 p.m. on West Onondaga St. She was taken to Upstate Hospital, but pronounced dead later that night.
Police said the 16-year-old was charged with first-degree manslaughter and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
At this point, she’s being held at a juvenile detention center in Erie County.
By Dave Smith
May 25, 2021
Syracuse, N.Y. - Officials are naming Na Gee Wright as the most recent teenager killed in Syracuse
Syracuse Police Chief Buckner says the 13-year-old Auburn girl was stabbed to death last night in a physical disturbance on West Onondaga Street.
16-year-old Xomara Diaz is being held at the Erie County jail. She’s charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.