Overview

• Edwin Cruz Gomez, 38, is charged by Queens prosecutors with murder, attempted murder, assault and other offenses after a Sept. 13 vehicle attack in Elmhurst.
• Authorities say 16-year-old Jhoanny Gomez-Alvarez was killed and her mother injured after the suspect allegedly rammed an SUV into the family following rejected sexual advances.
• ICE says Cruz Gomez was deported in 2005 after a 2004 border entry and later reentered the U.S., with prior arrests that included DUI and possession of a forged instrument.
• The agency lodged an immigration detainer on Monday and is requesting notification and transfer to federal custody, as the administration publicly presses New York City to comply.
• Prosecutors and CBS report his blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit, and a former acting ICE director says a federal reentry charge could be used to obtain custody.