#JusticeForJunior: Family And Friends Mourn The Loss Of Bronx Teen
(Photo Credit: Feliz family)
On June 20, a Bronx teenager was dragged from a bodega, brutally beaten and stabbed by a group of men. That teen was 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, affectionately known as Junior.
According to the NYPD, surveillance video shows Junior trying to hide behind a deli counter, before he was dragged out of the store. He returns bleeding and appears to be told to leave. After the men fled the teen was able to walk himself to a nearby hospital, where he later died, CBS reports.
Junior’s death touched so many people and #JusticeForJunior is trending in his honor.
Thousands of people showed up to his funeral at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church to pay their respects on Wednesday. Pallbearers wore Yankee jerseys and wiped away tears as they carried his casket from the church. They were met with a crowd chanting “justice for Junior!”
Arrests have been made in the case and 7 of the 8 men suspected to be involved appeared in court on Wednesday. All of the suspects are being held without bail and will appear in court again on July 2. The suspects are reportedly members of the Dominican gang known as the Trinitarios. The NYPD has been watching and fighting them for years, ABC reports.
According to ABC, the memorial outside of the bodega where he was attacked has grown so large that officials have closed off the surrounding streets.
In addition to community support, celebrities have shown support to Junior’s family and demanded #JusticeForJunior.
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A GoFundMe page set up for Junior’s family has raised $301,615, including an $8,000 donation from Bronx native and rapper Cardi B.
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