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ID Released, Reward Offered, For Suspected Perpetrator In Fatal Shooting Of Westchester Teen

Police have issued an arrest warrant and a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of Jamir Thompson, who is the "suspected perpetrator" in the shooting death of 18-year-old Marilyn Cotto Montanez last week in Westchester.

The Yonkers Police Department released the name of the alleged shooter who fatally struck a teenager on accident last week.

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Marilyn Cotto Montanez

Marilyn Cotto Montanez

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The intersection of Lake and Morningside Avenue.

The intersection of Lake and Morningside Avenue.

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Montanez, of Yonkers, was shot in the head on Thursday, April 25, near the intersection of Lake and Morningside avenues in Yonkers, police said. The 1th-grader from Lincoln High School was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Thompson is reportedly associated with a gang in the area and is a 15-year-old eighth-grade student at the Linden School in Hawthorne.

Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos said that the initial investigation determined that several people who were familiar with each other were involved in an altercation before the gun went off.

One group wound up allegedly chasing the other, with a suspect displaying a handgun, which went off, striking Montanez in the head, who was uninvolved, Politopoulos said. The suspect then fled the scene.

According to investigators, no arrests have been made, and the weapon used in the incident has not been recovered.

“Last night. we experienced a tragic event where a young person lost her life due to gun violence,” Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner said in a statement on Friday, April 26. "First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim. The Yonkers Police is dedicating every available resource to apprehend the person responsible for this heinous act. We anticipate an arrest in the near future and will ensure he will be held accountable for his despicable actions.”

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