The heartbroken mother of a slain 15-year-old Bronx boy said she has yet to receive a condolence call from Mayor de Blasio or Police Commissioner James O’Neill.
Leandra Feliz, the mother of the late Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, who was dragged out of a convenience store and viciously slashed in the neck last Wednesday night by a group of gang members, spoke to the New York Post early this week.
‘I have not heard from them,’ Leandra said. ‘No, no one in their offices contact me.’
Leandra pointed to a photograph of her son during the interview and said: ‘This is him… he was a very good kid. He dreamed about being police.’
In a statement to the newspaper, a spokesperson confirmed the mayor would reach reach out to the family at some point ‘soon’.
Leandra Feliz, the mother of the late Lesandro Guzman-Feliz who was murdered last Wednesday night, said she hasn’t received a call from Mayor de Blasio or Police Commissioner James O’Neill
Lesandro is seen in tears as she speaks out to the press less than a week after her son’s death
Leandra is pictured embracing her son Lesandro in the hospital after he was dragged out of a convenience store and viciously slashed in the neck last Wednesday in The Bronx
The interview came before police revealed five male suspects were taken into custody Sunday in Lesandro’s murder.
Horrific surveillance footage shows the teen being dragged out of a convenience store and viciously slashed in the neck around 11:40pm last Wednesday.
A 19-year-old Bronx man, Kevin Alvarez, was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, gang assault and assault thus far.
The remaining suspect names are expected to be released following further investigation.
The mother said her son was ‘a very good kid’ and ‘dreamed about being police’
This GoFundMe photo shows 15-year-old victim Lesandro, who was viciously dragged and stabbed to death by a group of men
The 15-year-old attended high school and dreamed of becoming a police detective one day
Police in New Jersey said they received clues on the whereabouts of the suspects in New York-based Dominican gang, Trinitarios, and arrested five people in Paterson, The Bronx and one in the Dominican Republic.
The New York Police Department released a statement on the matter Sunday night.
‘The Department has identified multiple suspects and is in the process of interviewing some of them at this time. Initial arrests have been made, and more are anticipated,’ the statement said in part.
‘The NYPD thanks the public for the outpouring of tips in this case, and encourages people to continue to come forward if they have information to share. Additional information will be released as it becomes available and confirmed.’
Surveillance video shows a group of suspects dragging Lesandro out of a bodega in The Bronx on Wednesday night
The men pulled out knives and machetes and proceeded to stab and slash the teenager