Two gang leaders convicted in murder of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz

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Two gang leaders convicted in murder of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz

A group of five other gang members – who have already been convicted – came across Guzman-Feliz, mistaking him for their target.

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Two gang leaders convicted in murder of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz​

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Priscilla DeGregory


July 29, 2022 7:49pm
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The moment a teen is pulled out of a store and fatally stabbed






Two reputed leaders of the Trinitarios gang have been convicted for their roles in the brutal stabbing death of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz outside a Bronx bodega, officials announced Friday.
Diego Suero, 33, and Frederick Then, 24, were convicted Friday of second-degree murder in the gruesome caught-on-camera attack of the 15-year-old on June 20, 2018.
They face up to 25 years to life behind bars. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 16.
Suero was identified as the leader of “Los Sures” subset of the Trinitarios gang. His second-in-command was Then. The duo called their members to Suero’s home and ordered the murder of a rival Trinitarios gang called “Sunset,” according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office.
A group of five other gang members – who have already been convicted – came across Guzman-Feliz, mistaking him for their target. The teen had no gang affiliation.

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The men chased the teen into the deli before dragging him outside where they hacked him repeatedly with knives and machetes. A video of the brutal stabbing went viral.

Frederick Then (left) and Diego Suero (right) appear in front of Judge Robert Neary.Anthony DelMundo for DailyMail.com A memorial was painted for Guzman-Feliz outside of the bodega. Richard Harbus
Guzman-Feliz succumbed to his injuries and was unable to make it one block over to the hospital.


Then supervised the attack from a distance reporting back to Suero that they carried out the hit, prosecutors have said.


“These men, leaders of a Trinitarios set, commanded their members to go out and commit violence,” DA Darcel Clark said in a statement. “The order ended the life of a promising 15-year-old boy, Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz.”

Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz was murdered outside of a Bronx deli in 2019.Richard Harbus
“A Bronx jury found the two leaders guilty for their role in the murder, closing another chapter of this tragedy,” Clark said.



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Then’s lawyer, Larry Sheehan, said he couldn’t comment because of a gag order the judge put in place in the case.


Suero’s lawyer didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

 

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5 gang members plead guilty to killing of Bronx teen Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz

The five men are the latest to be convicted for the horrific, caught-on-camera slaying of the innocent 15-year-old in a Bronx bodega on June 20, 2018 that left New York City reeling.

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5 gang members plead guilty to killing of Bronx teen Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz​

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Allie Griffin


December 1, 2022 2:52am
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Five gang members pleaded guilty in the 2018 killing of Bronx teen Lesandro "Junior" Guzman Feliz. AP




Five reputed members of the Trinitarios gang pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter charges for the killing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz in the Bronx four years ago.
The five men are the latest to be convicted for the horrific, caught-on-camera slaying of the innocent 15-year-old in a Bronx bodega on June 20, 2018 that left New York City reeling.
Ronald Urena; Luis Cabrera Santos, 29; Gabriel Ramirez Concepcion, 30, and Danilo Payamps Pacheco, 26, pleaded guilty on Wednesday. A fifth defendant, Jose Tavarez, 26, pleaded guilty on Nov. 16, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced Wednesday.
The men were part of a group of 14 “Los Sures” Trinitarios gang members who targeted Guzman-Feliz, chased him and dragged him out of a Belmont bodega. Five other gang members stabbed and slashed the teen over and over again with knives and a machete, killing him, prosecutors said.
Ronald Urena appears in Bronx Supreme court on June 17, 2019 for the killing of “Junior” Guzman Feliz.Richard Harbus
Guzman-Feliz’s killers mistook him as a member of a rival gang, but the boy was just an innocent teenager.
His mother Leandra Feliz demanded his son’s killers be held accountable, starting a “Justice for Junior” campaign that spread nationwide along with the stomach-turning video of his murder.
The five men will be sentenced to prison terms ranging from 12 to 15 years, followed by post release supervision as part of their plea agreements, according to the district attorney’s office.


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Luis A. Cabrera Santos appears for his hearing in Bronx Supreme Court on December 21, 2018. for New York Post

Jose Tavarez is shown during a hearing after he was accused of brutally murdering "Junior" Guzman Feliz. John Roca



“The defendants’ actions culminated in the brutal attack on Lesandro “Junior” Guzman… Since Junior was taken from his family, we have been relentless to attain justice for him,” Clark said in a statement.


Several of Guzman-Feliz’s more than a dozen attackers have already been convicted and sentenced.


Danilo Pacheco appears in a Bronx court on Aug. 13, 2018 for being involved in the killing of “Junior” Guzman Feliz.Tomas E. Gaston
Gabriel Ramirez Concepcion appears for a hearing on when a pre-trial will start in Bronx Supreme Court on Dec. 21, 2018. for New York Post

The five men who hacked him to death were convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in 2019 and are serving sentences ranging from life without parole to 23 years to life.


“Los Sures” leader Diego Suero and his second-in-command Frederick Then — who ordered their followers to commit violence against the “Sunset” subset of the Trinitarios the night the teen was butchered — were both found guilty of second-degree murder and are serving sentences of 25 to life.

 

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Last defendant convicted in 2018 killing of Bronx teen Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz

Another member of the Trinitarios gang has been convicted in the killing of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, who was brutally stabbed to death outside of a Bronx bodega in 20…

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Last defendant convicted in 2018 killing of Bronx teen Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz​

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Patrick Reilly


December 13, 2022 8:22pm
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Another member of the Trinitarios gang has been convicted in the killing of 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, who was brutally stabbed to death outside of a Bronx bodega in 2018.
Danel Fernandez, 25, pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in Bronx Supreme Court on Tuesday for his role in the caught-on-camera slaying, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office announced.
He is the last of 13 defendants who were involved in the teen’s death. Fernandez will be sentenced to up to 18 years in prison and five years of supervised release, officials said.
“Although the defendant did not stab the victim, his actions led to the horrifying death of the innocent teen,” District Attorney Clark said in a statement.
“This brings an end to the case, but will never bring closure for Junior’s grieving family,” he said.
Lesandro Guzman-Feliz was killed outside of a Bronx bodega in June 2018. Guzman-Feliz was dragged from the bodega and stabbed and hacked to death.
Fernandez, a member of the “Los Sures” set of the Trinitarios, was directed by leaders Diego Suero and Frederick Then — who were convicted of second-degree murder in July — to “commit violence” against members of the rival “Sunset” Trinitarios, according to officials.
He was among the group of gang members who chased Guzman-Feliz into a bodega on Bathgate Avenue and 183rd Street on June 20, 2018 after they mistook him as a member of the gang. The teen had no gang affiliation.
They attacked him inside of the store before dragging him out to the street, where five gang members repeatedly stabbed and hacked him to death with knives and machetes. Gruesome footage of the senseless murder went viral.
The gang members mistook the innocent as a member of a rival gang and attacked him.



The five men who hacked Guzman-Feliz to death were convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in 2019 and are serving sentences ranging from life without parole to 23 years to life.


Five other gang members pleaded guilty for their roles in the murder earlier this month.