On Friday, July 5, 2024, at approximately 1653 hours, officers responded to a report of a suspicious package in front of 207 E. 27th Street, within the confines of the 13th Precinct in Manhattan.
Upon arrival, officers discovered an unconscious and unresponsive person inside a plastic bag.
EMS responded and pronounced the aided deceased at the scene
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, it was determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner that the person discovered was a 31-year-old female, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, and it was deemed a homicide on July 7, 2024.
Following proper family notification, the deceased has been identified as follows.
Victim:
Yazmeen Williams
address withheld
Manhattan, NY 10010
Pursuant to the ongoing investigation, the following 55-year-old male individual was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 1605 hours, within the confines of the 13th Precinct.
Chad Irish
address withheld
Bronx, NY 10462
Charges:
- murder in the 2nd degree;
- concealment of a human corpse;
- criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
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