Overview
- Queens prosecutors say 18-year-old Derek Trejo and a 17-year-old co-defendant were arraigned on second-degree murder and weapon possession charges.
- Police report the 17-year-old surrendered Saturday and Trejo was taken into custody Sunday after officials circulated surveillance images.
- Video obtained by news outlets shows a teen chasing and striking Josue Argudo with what appears to be a knife near Jamaica Avenue and 76th Street around 3:45 p.m.
- Argudo, 17, suffered a neck wound, was transported to Jamaica Hospital, and was pronounced dead as investigators continue to examine motive and any additional participants.
- Court records indicate Trejo had July cases for weapons possession and gang assault and had been released without bail in that matter.