THE New York Police Department (NYPD) has identified a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death Wednesday night during an argument in his Bronx neighbourhood.

Police said Pernell “Blizzy” Pompey had gotten into an argument with a trio of attackers in the vicinity of East 193rd Street and Decatur Avenue shortly after 19:00hrs, just blocks away from his home.

Pompey, who is Guyanese and formerly of Two Friends, Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, was stabbed, after which he stumbled down the sidewalk to a nearby deli.

He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead. His attackers ran away and have not yet been caught.

A cousin of the now dead teen told Guyana Chronicle that the young man had left home to spend some time with his friends and was expected to return later that evening.
The cousin also said relatives are unaware of the cause of the stabbing. Guyana Chronicle was told that the mother of the now dead teen, who lives in the US, was on the phone with her niece when the doorbell rang.

When a check was made, it was a policeman who enquired about the whereabouts of Yvette Pompey, the dead teen’s mother.
When the teen’s mother went to the door, the policeman reportedly identified himself and told her that her son was involved in a serious incident, and was rushed to hospital but did not survive.

Pernell Pompey is survived by three older siblings and other relatives and friends, locally and abroad.
On Thursday morning, police still had the intersection wrapped in crime scene tape as they investigated the killing and looked for surveillance footage of the attack. So far, it does not appear to be gang-related.

However, the killing may be related to one of the two slashings he was believed to be involved in on December 1, both in the Bronx.

Pompey was charged with slashing a 19-year-old man on the right side of the cheek in front of 237 East 149th Street, causing a laceration that took 50 stitches to repair.

Additionally, Pompey was accused of slashing a 28-year-old man on the right wrist and left hand, requiring 10 stitches, inside of 2675 Valentine Avenue.

Pompey was arrested at Briggs and East 194th Street on December 5 in connection with those two slashings. Police say he was in possession of a knife, marijuana and crack cocaine.

He was charged again in January with criminal possession of a controlled substance, and he faced a weapons-possession charge from back in August 2018.

The police investigation is ongoing. (This report contains information taken from Eyewitness News)