Defendant Allegedly Plotted With 12 Men To Hunt For Member of Upstart Set,
Chased Teen and Later Gathered With Co-Defendants After Murder
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
indicted in the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz on June 20, 2018 in the
Bronx.
District Attorney Clark said, “This defendant is an additional perpetrator to the previously
indicted 12 men in this brutal attack on a 15-year-old boy, Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz,
whom they came upon as they sought to commit violence against a rival set within the gang. We
will not tolerate violence by gangs on our streets, and anyone who plays a role in such crimes will
be prosecuted.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Ronald Urena, 29, of 2780 Grand Concourse,
has been indicted on second-degree Murder, first-degree Manslaughter, second-degree
Conspiracy, first-degree Gang Assault, second-degree Gang Assault, and fourth-degree
Criminal Possession of a Weapon. He was arraigned today before Bronx Supreme Court Justice
Robert Neary. He was remanded and is due back in court on October 25, 2018. If convicted of
the top charge, he can face up to 25 years to life in prison.
According to the investigation, on June 20, 2018, the defendant, who allegedly is part of
the “Los Sures” set of the Trinitarios gang, gathered with co-defendants at the Boston Road
home of Diego Suero, alleged leader of Los Sures, to plan to commit violence against another
set of the Trinitarios called “Sunset.” The defendants then travelled in four cars, and came upon
the victim, who fled from them, running approximately four blocks to a bodega in Belmont,
where he tried to hide. The victim was dragged out of the store and repeatedly stabbed and
slashed with knives and a machete.
According to the investigation, after the stabbing, the defendants fled and went back to
Diego Suero’s home to hide weapons and provide aid to a defendant whose hand was cut in the
midst of the stabbing.
The investigation is ongoing.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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