The 17-year-old alleged perpetrator is also expected to face charges of manslaughter, criminal possession of a firearm and assault, along with two counts of attempted murder, sources said. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell is expected to give a press conference at 12:30 p.m. for the case. Yambo was on her way home when a block from University Prep Charter High School was killed. Two other teenagers, one 16 and one 17, were also shot but were expected to survive. Murder detectives and the NYPD crime unit were conducting a search warrant Saturday morning at the 17-year-old’s home. The teen was identified by researchers who examined the watch video. A black pistol, believed to be a ghost weapon, was found nearby after it was thrown from an apartment window into a black plastic bag, sources said. The teenager’s grandfather confirmed to The Post that he had been arrested by the police. He said his daughter told him the news. Angellyh Yambo, 16, was on her way home when a block from University Prep Charter High School was killed. Facebook “I said ‘What the hell’ when he called,” said the grandfather. “It was so sudden that it’s unbelievable. I do not think he did. They just took him to the area trying to scare him. This is how the police do things. I was born and raised in the Bronx. I know.” The three victims were not friends and were just walking close to each other when the bullets started flying, the sources said. NYPD chief Timothy McCormack of the Bronx Detectives said the violence began when a man started “gesturing to someone” across the street, pulled out a gun and opened fire as children passed by after class.
