Yonkers, NY – On Saturday, February 2nd, 2019, at approximately 10:42 PM, members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to an apartment at 40 Caryl Avenue on a report of a male with a stab wound. Upon arrival officers discovered the victim, a 41-year-old resident of Yonkers, with a life-threatening puncture wound to his neck; officers immediately rendered aid and the victim was brought to a local area hospital where he died from his injury. A criminal investigation was initiated.

Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene, interviewing subjects and witnesses, canvassing for potential surveillance video, and processing forensic evidence. Investigation has yielded that the victim, identified as Khalif KENNEDY, was engaged in a domestic dispute with the mother of his child. Investigators developed information that the dispute then escalated to violence and it is alleged that the mother brandished a kitchen knife and stabbed KENNEDY in the neck, causing a severe injury which resulted in his death. The initial 911 call originated from the occupants of the apartment.

The suspect remained at scene and was subsequently arrested and charged with one count of Manslaughter 1°, a Class B Violent Felony in the New York State Penal Law. She is identified as Chanelle Ronae FRANKLIN, a 33-year-old resident of Yonkers. FRANKLIN is scheduled to be arraigned on February 4th, 2019. The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. The City of Yonkers and Yonkers Police Department offers its sincere 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. ###

Alert sent on 02/03/2019 at 7:12PM EST

Chanelle Ronae FRANKLIN (JPG)	Shield with Handcuffs (JPG)

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