Yonkers, NY – On Tuesday, January 29th, 2019, at approximately 3:09 PM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of South Broadway at Vark Street on reports of shots fired; at the same time, two victims with apparent gunshot injuries arrived at Saint Joseph’s Hospital; one of the victims, a 17-year-old male resident of Yonkers, subsequently died from his injuries. Officers cordoned off the area and initiated a criminal investigation.

Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene, interviewing subjects and witnesses, reviewing surveillance video, and processing forensic and ballistic evidence. Investigation has yielded that two groups of teenagers known to each other were engaged in a dispute that escalated into a fight and physical violence in the area of 44 Vark Street. During the fight, a male suspect allegedly displayed a handgun and fired several shots in the direction of the opposing teenagers, striking two of them. The 17-year-old victim was struck twice in the back torso and succumbed to his injuries at Saint Joseph’s Hospital; the second victim, an 18-year-old male resident of Yonkers, was struck twice in his hip and lower extremities and is currently in stable condition at a local area hospital. The deceased victim is identified as Kasean TUTHILL, a resident of Gaffney Place in this City.

Investigators working throughout the night developed information to identify the perpetrator and establish probable cause to charge him with the crime of murder; he was apprehended this morning and is currently being processed at a police facility pending arraignment. He is identified as Gavin CHISOLM, a 16-year-old resident of Sunnyside Drive in this City. During the incident, CHISOLM suffered apparent stab wounds to his thigh area.

CHISOLM is being arraigned as an Adolescent Offender in the Youth Part of the Westchester County Court; he is being charged with one count of Murder 2, a Class A-1 Felony, and one count of Attempted Murder 2, a Class B Violent Felony, in the New York State Penal Law. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.

Police Commissioner Charles Gardner stated, “Violent acts, even those committed by young adults, will not be tolerated in our City; gun violence has no place in our communities, and let this swift arrest be a stark reminder to our young people that their actions may have life-altering consequences – in this case, two lives and two families have been left devastated.”

The investigation is on-going; due to the ages of those involved, no additional information will be released. The City of Yonkers and Yonkers Police Department offers its condolences to the family of the victim.

NOTE: Booking charges are merely accusations and the defendant(s) are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. ###

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