So Sad!
Two children, best friends were left fighting for their life yesterday after being brutally stabbed. Prince Joshua Avitto, 6, was killed and 7-year-old Mikayla Capers was left fighting for her life after they both were stabbed in an elevator at the Boulevard Houses on Schenck Ave. in East NY, Brooklyn, on Sunday. The two pals were getting an icy treat when the killer struck. The search is on for the crazed killer and it is still unknown as to why this happened.
Two children, best friends were left fighting for their life yesterday after being brutally stabbed. Prince Joshua Avitto, 6, was killed and 7-year-old Mikayla Capers was left fighting for her life after they both were stabbed in an elevator at the Boulevard Houses on Schenck Ave. in East NY, Brooklyn, on Sunday. The two pals were getting an icy treat when the killer struck. The search is on for the crazed killer and it is still unknown as to why this happened.
“He took my pride and joy away,” said the boy’s father, Nicholas Avitto, who lamented how he had not kissed his son that day.
“I’m devastated. I’m beyond comprehension. I’m trying to understand how God works. My son is gone. That was the light of my life.”
The heavyset killer, believed to be in his 20s, pulled out a knife and stabbed both children in the torso on the lift somewhere between the first and fourth floors after telling them to “shut up,” a police source said. The attacker then ran off through the housing project and ditched the murder weapon that was soon found by cops, authorities said.
Both children, meanwhile, were left bloodied and fading fast.
Mikayla had enough strength to stumble out of the elevator on the first level but she soon collapsed to the floor, a trail of blood marking her attempt to flee. The boy was discovered when the elevator arrived on the fourth floor, police said.
“She was laying face up, they were on her chest. They (EMTs) opened up her jacket and all you could see is blood,” said neighbor Kevin Velez, 41, who then saw the dying boy.
“He was covered head to toe in blood. I just seen that little boy yesterday. I’m hurt. These are my daughter’s friends. These are kids.”
Both children were taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where Prince Joshua, known to family and friends as P.J., died a short time later, authorities said.
P.J.’s brother Sharod Jean Pierre, 21, began sobbing as he scrolled through pictures of his brother on his Instagram account. The slain boy was only days away from turning 7.
“His birthday was coming up. He didn’t even make it (to) second grade,” Pierre said through tears. “I don’t feel the same. I feel like something’s missing.”
“I’m devastated. I’m beyond comprehension. I’m trying to understand how God works. My son is gone. That was the light of my life.”
The heavyset killer, believed to be in his 20s, pulled out a knife and stabbed both children in the torso on the lift somewhere between the first and fourth floors after telling them to “shut up,” a police source said. The attacker then ran off through the housing project and ditched the murder weapon that was soon found by cops, authorities said.
Both children, meanwhile, were left bloodied and fading fast.
Mikayla had enough strength to stumble out of the elevator on the first level but she soon collapsed to the floor, a trail of blood marking her attempt to flee. The boy was discovered when the elevator arrived on the fourth floor, police said.
“She was laying face up, they were on her chest. They (EMTs) opened up her jacket and all you could see is blood,” said neighbor Kevin Velez, 41, who then saw the dying boy.
“He was covered head to toe in blood. I just seen that little boy yesterday. I’m hurt. These are my daughter’s friends. These are kids.”
Both children were taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where Prince Joshua, known to family and friends as P.J., died a short time later, authorities said.
P.J.’s brother Sharod Jean Pierre, 21, began sobbing as he scrolled through pictures of his brother on his Instagram account. The slain boy was only days away from turning 7.
“His birthday was coming up. He didn’t even make it (to) second grade,” Pierre said through tears. “I don’t feel the same. I feel like something’s missing.”
Keep the families in your prayers!!
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