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Four Teens Arrested in Fatal Bronx Playground Stabbing

Investigators continue probing the motive behind the clash with residents demanding stricter safety protocols at the park

Overview

  • Two 18-year-olds, Andrew Ansah and Jordan Williams, and two minors aged 16 and 15 face charges including murder, manslaughter, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon
  • Police recovered the knife believed to have inflicted the wounds after responding to a 15-minute brawl at Williamsbridge Oval Playground on Aug. 5
  • Fourteen-year-old Angel Mendoza was ruled a bystander who suffered multiple stab wounds and died at Jacobi Hospital
  • A 17-year-old boy wounded in the abdomen and shoulder walked to Montefiore Medical Center and remains in stable condition
  • NYPD data show felony assaults are up 14% in the 52nd Precinct this year despite a more than 50% drop in homicides, prompting calls for increased park security