There are new developments in the deadly shooting of Xavier Navarez, who was set to graduate high school next year.
NEW YORK -- There are new developments in the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old in the Bronx who was set to graduate high school next year. His accused killer is now behind bars and the teenager's heartbroken family wants answers. Investigators have charged James Walker, 33, with murder and manslaughter in the death of Xavier Navarez.While the accused's connection to Navarez and motive are unknown, the family said the answers to those questions are not going to bring their loved one back.
Police say the 17-year-old was shot in the back several times at around 9:30 p.m. One woman saw the aftermath.'The cop took over, and the cop kept doing compressions,' she said. 'It's hurtful. How can you see someone like that?''He had so much to live for'The heartbreak was palpable Sunday as family and close friends trying to cope gathered at the building where Navarez once lived.'He didn't deserve that. No one deserves that.
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