A 17-year-old teenager formerly of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, was on Wednesday evening stabbed to death during an argument in the Bronx, New York. The teen has been identified as Pernell “Blizzy” Pompey.
Dead Guyanese teen, Pernell Pompey
According to reports on WABC, the now dead teen was engaged in an argument with three other men in the vicinity of East 193rd Street and Decatur Avenue shortly after 19:00h.
He was reportedly stabbed by his attackers and stumbled down the sidewalk to a nearby deli. He was picked up and taken to the St Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The suspects have since been on the run. While the police are yet to determine a motive for the fatal stabbing, they suspect that it might have stemmed from an incident which occurred on December 1 in the Bronx.
It was reported that Pompey was charged with slashing a 19-year-old man on the right side cheek causing a laceration that required 50 stitches.
Additionally, Pompey was accused of slashing a 28-year-old man on the right wrist and left hand which needed 10 stitches.
Pompey was arrested on December 5 in connection with the two incidents. At the time of his arrest, Police confirmed that he had a knife, marijuana and crack cocaine in his possession.
He was charged again in January with criminal possession of a controlled substance, and he faced a weapon possession charge from back in August 2018.
However, Guyana Times understands that the teenager moved to the United States seven years ago and on the night of the fatal stabbing, he had left home to hang out with a few friends.
After the stabbing incident, the teen’s mother received the devastating news from a police officer who visited her home in the Bronx, a few blocks from where the stabbing took place. The investigation is continuing.
