Overview
- Detectives arrested Paul Ohore, 32, and Alagie Jatta, 29, in the Bronx on Dec. 16, and the NYPD Warrants Squad charged both with murder.
- Investigators say the men took part in the Nov. 24 attack on 23-year-old Daevon Silva near West 49th Street and Seventh Avenue, where he was beaten with a baseball bat and stabbed in the back and thigh.
- Silva, who lived in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Authorities cite prior arrests for both suspects, including Jatta’s 2023 gun case and a 2022 alleged stabbing, and Ohore’s previous gun-possession arrests.
- Unconfirmed accounts from sources describe a dispute that may have involved a loaned vehicle or drugs, but police have not established a motive.