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Mount Vernon resident Douglas Manggrum IV, 19, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, after Massad Davis was killed last week, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office confirmed.
Officials said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, Davis, a Bronx resident, was thrown out of a moving vehicle near the intersection of South Columbus and Washington Street in Mount Vernon.
According to police, Davis had been shot before being thrown from the vehicle. He was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx in critical condition, and he died from his injuries at approximately 4 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.
The fatal incident marks the 10th homicide in Mount Vernon this year.
Manggrum was arraigned in Mount Vernon City Court on Friday, Nov. 13, and is being held in the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. He is scheduled to appear back in court on Wednesday, Dec. 16.
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