SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Syracuse Police have made an arrest in a deadly stabbing and released the name of the victim.
According to police, 16-year-old Shamek Bonner was stabbed shortly after 11:30 on Sunday, May 21, in the area of West Newell Street and Kenmore Avenue, near McKinley Park.
He was taken to Upstate Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
After an investigation, Syracuse Police arrested 18-year-old Richard Olschewske.
He’s now being charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is strongly encouraged to call the Syracuse Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (315) 442-5222.
