Lesandro Guzman-Feliz’s mom screams at his alleged killers in court

The devastated mother of Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz, the Bronx teen killed last month in a horrific machete attack, yelled in Spanish at her son’s accused killers as they pleaded not guilty to numerous charges including first-degree murder. 

Leandra Feliz screamed ‘Asesino!’ – the Spanish word for murderer – during Wednesday’s hearing as suspects Jonaiki Martinez Estrella and Danel Fernandez were led out of the packed Bronx courtroom.

Moments before, Estrella and Fernandez had pleaded not guilty to charges related to Lesandro’s June 20 murder outside a Bronx bodega.

Leandra Feliz, the mother of 15-year-old Lesandro ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz, screamed ‘murderer’ in court at two of the suspects charged with killing her son. She’s pictured outside the courtroom with Lesandro’s father

Lesandro, an aspiring police officer, was killed in a vicious attack by Trinitarios gang members on June 20 

Lesandro, an aspiring police officer, was killed in a vicious attack by Trinitarios gang members on June 20 

As Daniel Fernandez (right) and Joniki Martinez Estrella (left) pleaded not guilty in a Bronx court on Wednesday Leandra yelled 'Asesino' at them

As Daniel Fernandez (right) and Joniki Martinez Estrella (left) pleaded not guilty in a Bronx court on Wednesday Leandra yelled ‘Asesino’ at them

Diego Suero

Gabriel Ramirez Concepcion

Diego Suero (left) and Gabriel Ramirez Concepcion (right) have also been charged in Lesandro’s June 20 murder. They are pictured in court on Wednesday 

Police have said that Fernandez was the one who delivered the fatal blow to the 15-year-old aspiring police officer by dragging a blade across Lesandro’s neck as several other men, reported members of the Trinitarios gang, stabbed the teen with knives and a machete. 

25-year-old Luis A. Cabrarasantos was arrested in Connecticut last week. He is the 12th and final suspect

25-year-old Luis A. Cabrarasantos was arrested in Connecticut last week. He is the 12th and final suspect

And at a press conference on Wednesday, police revealed what they believed to be the motive behind the murder.

Previously it was thought that Lesandro was killed in a case of mistaken identity and that he had been captured on camera having sex with a gang leader’s female relative.

But, according to the New York Post, Bronx DA Darcel Clark said that was not the case. 

Police say the alleged killers are members of the Trinitarios subset ‘Los Sures’ and they believed Lesandro to be a member of rival gang ‘Sunset’.

‘They allegedly drove to the territory of the Sunset group, came upon Junior and chased him into a bodega in the Belmont section, where he tried to hide,’ Clark said.

‘There was a lot of social media, and it took a lot of time to sort out a number of those things, but as far as we know at this time, there was no relation to any sex tape to this particular case,’ she said. 

 According to reports, Leandra (pictured on the right with Lesandro) had to be taken out of the courtroom on Wednesday by relatives as the 12 suspects pleaded not guilty

 According to reports, Leandra (pictured on the right with Lesandro) had to be taken out of the courtroom on Wednesday by relatives as the 12 suspects pleaded not guilty

According to the Daily News, Feliz was overcome with anger and anguish during the hearing and was led outside by family members. 

The heartbroken mother stayed outside for a short while before returning to the courtroom, where the other suspects were brought into the room in pairs and pleaded not guilty to the charges. 

The outlet reports that during the hearings of the other murder suspects Feliz kept her head low and was biting her fingernails. 

All 12 of the suspects appeared in court on Wednesday to be indicted on grand jury charges. They all stood silently as their attorneys told the courtroom they were innocent.

The 12th suspect, 25-year-old Luis Cabrarasantos, was arrested last week in Connecticut and was the last anticipated arrest in the case, police said.

Kevin Alvarez, 19; Danel Fernandez, 21; Jonaiki Martinez Estrella, 24; Jose Tavarez, 21; Danilo Payamps Pacheco, 21; Diego Suero, 29; Gabriel Ramirez Concepcion, 26; and Luis Cabrarasantos, 25, were all charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, second-degree conspiracy, first-degree gang assault, second-degree gang assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.    

Lesandro's murder was caught on security cameras outside a Bronx bodega where the 15-year-old had initially ran for help. Police said the teen was stabbed to death with knives and a machete 

Lesandro’s murder was caught on security cameras outside a Bronx bodega where the 15-year-old had initially ran for help. Police said the teen was stabbed to death with knives and a machete 

Danilo Payamps-Pacheco

Santiago Rodriguez (

Pictured are murder suspects Danilo Payamps-Pacheco (left) and Santiago Rodriguez (right) during a court appearance on Wednesday 

Kevin Alvarez

Kevin Alvarez (left) and Jose Muniz (right) are pictured above during one of their hearings on Wednesday. All of the suspects have pleaded not guilty

Manuel Rivera

Jose Taveres

Manuel Rivera (left) and Jose Taveres (right) have also been charged in Lesandro’s murder. They were among the suspects who appeared in court on Wednesday to be indicted on grand jury charges

Elvin Garcia

Luis Cabrarasantos

Murder suspects Elvin Garcia (left) and Luis Cabrarasantos (right) are also charged in the teen’s brutal death. They are pictured in court on Wednesday

Elvin Garcia, 23; Antonio Rodriguez Hernandez Santiago, 24; Manuel Rivera, 18; and Jose Muniz, 22, were slapped with the above mentioned charges along with first-degree murder, including torture. 

Lesandro’s horrific death shocked the community after security cameras captured five of the gangsters dragging the teen by his shirt out of a Bronx bodega and viciously stabbing him to death with knives and a machete. 

Police said Lesandro was killed in a case of mistaken identity. The gang members were said to have been targeting another teen from a rival gang who seen on video having sex with one of the Trinitarios’ girlfriends. 



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