Six illegal immigrants, including minors as young as 13, have been charged with the “random” murder of a South Carolina mother, which the local sheriff says “defies any sense of decency in a civilized society.”
The five teenagers and a 21-year-old suspected shooter were arrested Monday, ten days after Larisha Sharrell Thompson, 40, was found fatally shot behind the wheel of her Honda Accord.
According to investigators, the mother of two was gunned down in a “random robbery attempt” while driving to meet friends in Rock Hill.
“This shooting goes against any sense of decency in a civilized society. Ms Thompson was going about her business on a Friday night, not bothering anyone.” Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile raged.
“All of a sudden, these six men and boys — out to get something for nothing from someone they did not know and had no business bothering — pulled alongside her car” and assaulted her, he said.
“There’s no place in our society for acts like this or the people who commit them, and my hope is these six are never again among us.”
The suspects were apprehended after the 9mm pistol used to kill Thompson was linked to a burglary a few days earlier, and the suspects were caught on surveillance footage, the sheriff said.
Three juveniles — ages 13, 14, and 15 — were arrested Monday but have yet to be identified due to their age.
They, along with Jeyson Sobied Pineda-Salgado, 17, Jarby Ardon Ramos-Odari, 18, and Asael Aminadas Torres-Chirinos, 21, are accused of murder, attempted armed robbery, and second-degree burglary.
Torres-Chirinos, the accused shooter, is also charged with two counts of firearm possession while committing a crime and one count of firearm possession by an unlawful alien.
According to the complaint, he is also charged with attempted murder, manslaughter, and three weapons possession offenses. He is scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
The boy allegedly used a semi-automatic pistol during the early evening melee outside 800 Home Street in Morrisania, which is home to three schools: Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School, Bronx Latin, and Bronx Career and College Preparatory High School.
Investigators believe the daylight mayhem was caused by a feud between street gangs, the Forest Over Everything crew and an upstart gang known as Kreep On Davidson, which is based at the Davidson Houses public housing complex, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
“The victim, Evette Jeffrey, was not involved in this dispute,” the police officer stated. “She was an innocent bystander who was simply trying to take cover behind the brick wall and was struck in the head by one of the rounds.”
The gun-toting teen fled the scene of the fatal shooting, but was apprehended the next morning as he attempted to get into a taxi, according to Kenney.
According to relatives, Evette was celebrating her one-year anniversary with her 16-year-old boyfriend at a Chinese restaurant after school on Monday when she decided to stop by the playground, where she found herself in the line of fire.
“She died here,” the girl’s grandmother previously told The Post.”They were just going to revive her, but she died here.”
“She’s always 16,” the tearful grandmother said. “That’s it.”
She could not bring herself to forgive the young shooter who killed her granddaughter.
“I don’t forgive you,” she cried. “I hold your family accountable because they should be monitoring you. I will never forgive whoever gave you the gun or who had it.”
“They could say I’m sorry a million times, and I’ll never forgive any of you.”
Police are still searching for a 12-year-old boy who allegedly handed the shooter a gun, according to sources.
