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A Barnard Student's Stabbing Death Has Rattled NYC and a 13-Year-Old Is in Custody. Here's What to Know
1 month ago | By Time
New Yorkers are mourning the death of 18-year-old Barnard College first-year Tessa Rane Majors after she was stabbed to death in an armed robbery on Wednesday as she walked in a park located just blocks away from her school.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested on charges including felony murder Friday, according to the Associated Press and other outlets. The case remains an active investigation, and it's reportedly believed other minors are involved.
Majors' tragic death and the troubling alleged involvement of at least one minor child has shaken the school and larger New York City...
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