Witness To 18-Year-Old's Murder Flees Officers At His Funeral In Westchester, Police Say

The funeral of a slain 18-year-old in Westchester turned dramatic when officers arrested both a witness to the murder and a man who tried interfering with the arrest, police said.

The two men were arrested in the area of Garden Avenue and East 4th Street in Mount Vernon, police said.
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Ben Crnic

04/20/2023 9:30 a.m.

The incident happened in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, April 18 during the funeral of 18-year-old Tamani Turner, who was fatally shot on Thursday, April 6 on Garden Avenue near East 4th Street, according to Mount Vernon Police.

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During the funeral, Mount Vernon detectives were in attendance trying to locate a witness to the murder. When they spotted him while watching the procession, the suspected witness immediately ran away upon seeing the detectives, police said

Detectives then gave chase and caught the witness in the area of Garden Avenue and East 4th Street, also recovering a loaded firearm from his person.

While placing the witness in handcuffs, a second man from Mount Vernon then jumped on the backs of the detectives in an effort to stop them from making the arrest. Ultimately though, the effort proved unsuccessful and both men, whose names were not released, were arrested and quickly taken away from the area of the funeral procession, police said.

They were then taken to Mount Vernon Police Jail and will be arraigned in Mount Vernon City Court on Wednesday, April 19.

Anyone with information regarding the incident or the murder of Tamani Turner is asked to call the Mount Vernon Police Detective Division at 914-665-2510.

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