Two teen knifemen were arrested Sunday after a 17-year-old was slashed in the neck on a Queens street and died, according to authorities.
Derek Trejo, 18, and a 17-year-old accused accomplice were busted Sunday for allegedly knifing Josue Argudo, also 17, on a Woodhaven street in broad daylight on Friday afternoon.
Both suspects were accused of chasing Argudo down, beating him up and then fatally stabbing him in the neck, and were charged with murder.
The attack on 17-year-old Argudo was captured on local security footage. Both of his accused killers are in custody.Obtained by NY Post
Argudo was walking around Jamaica Avenue and 76th Street around 3:45 p.m. when he got into a dispute with the suspects, who he did not know, police previously said.
He fled on foot, but was allegedly chased down by his assailants until they 𝒄𝒂𝓊𝓰𝒉𝓉 up and attacked him.
Neighbors who saw the incident gave Argudo CPR before he was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead.
Argudo is not believed to have known his attackers. He died after being stabbed in the neck on the Queens sidewalk.Obtained by NY Post
Both of Argudo’s alleged attackers were 𝒄𝒂𝓊𝓰𝒉𝓉 on camera leaving the scene.DCPI
It remains unclear what sparked the brutal attack.
“I thought he was punching him but the guy in black must have had the knife wrapped up around his hand,” one witness said.
“The kid sat down, and then he slumped over,” she said of Argudo. “What a sin.”
Both suspects were seen on nearby security footage.
They were also charged with criminal possession of a weapon.