Posted on 08/09/2007 7:02:00 AM PDT by 300magnum
NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN) -- A teenager has been arrested in connection with the execution-style killings of three college students in a Newark schoolyard, a source close to the investigation told CNN.
The suspect is believed to be 14 or 15 years old, the source told CNN's Allan Chernoff.
The teen's arrest on Wednesday night was the result of information provided by shooting survivor Natasha Aeriel, 19.
She is in stable condition and under heavy police guard at The University Hospital in Newark, recovering from gunshot and knife wounds.
Newark has become accustomed to violence but the killings Saturday night touched a nerve.
The four friends, ages 18 to 20, were shot while listening to music in a school yard.
Three of them -- Terrance Aeriel, 18, Dashon Harvey, 20; and Iofemi Hightower, 20 -- were forced to kneel against a wall and were shot at close range.
Authorities have said robbery appeared to be the motive, but Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow said Tuesday that police also were looking into possible gang involvement.
While Newark has seen 60 homicides this year, the schoolyard killings stood out because the victims, by all accounts, were good kids either enrolled in Delaware State University or in the process of enrolling.
A $150,000 reward was offered for information leading to any arrests or indictments in the case.
James Harvey, Dashon's father, described his son Monday as "a good, good student, college student."
"For him to be killed on the streets of Newark needlessly is very unacceptable," he said at a news conference. "They're out here hurting innocent kids. Innocent people are dying needlessly, unnecessarily and for what? For what? This to has to stop."
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Charge him as an adult. And EXECUTE HIM!
Oops, duplicate thread. Please delete this one.
This kid obviously needs some counseling and a big hug. He’s suffering from anger management issues. /sarc
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