Three Migrants Indicted on Gang Assault and Murder after 24-year-old Migrant Stabbed to Death at NYC Shelter on Randalls Island

January 31 2024 MANHATTAN, New York – Three migrants have been indicted after stabbing and killing another migrant at Randall’s Island “Tent City” shelter on January 6th of this year.

MOISES CORONADO, 27, FERNEYS HORTA, 33, and ANTHONY NAVAS, 27, have been indicted for their roles in fatally stabbing 24-year-old Dafren Canizalez at a Randall’s Island migrant shelter.

The defendants are with one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree and one count of Gang Assault in the First Degree. MOISES CORONADO is also charged with one count of Murder in the Second degree, officials reported.

“As alleged, Dafren Canizalez was brutally killed in an attack by a group, who trapped and chased him until he collapsed,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Everyone who comes into our city deserves to be safe, and we will continue to hold those who commit serious acts of violence accountable.”

According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, Dafren Canizalez and the defendants were all staying at a migrant shelter on Randall’s Island, when on January 6, 2024, at approximately 7:26 p.m., CORONADO argued with Mr. Canizalez over comments. CORONADO left to get a knife and returned to the cafeteria with his friends HORTA and NAVAS, each carrying a knife in their pocket, looking for Mr. Canizalez. 

When they found Mr. Canizalez, the men surrounded him. Mr. Canizalez punched CORONADO in the face and the men started chasing him out of the cafeteria, with knives in their hands, until he was eventually blocked by a closed door. As the men surrounded him again, CORONADO stabbed Mr. Canizalez multiple times, including in the hand and the fatal stab wound to his chest. The men continued chasing him until he eventually collapsed.  

CORONADO was arrested at the scene and officers recovered a knife from his pocket. HORTA and NAVAS were arrested two days later.

Report from January 6 2024 MANHATTAN, New York – Police confirm that a 24-year-old male migrant was stabbed to death after a dispute at a “Tent City” shelter on Randall’s Island.

Police rushed to report of a stabbing ‘in the field’ at around 7:30pm this Saturday evening.

Police say a 24 year-old victim was stabbed in the chest by a 26-year-old man who has now been arrested. Investigation is ongoing.

Early in the day, Police rushed as a report of a large fight among 300 migrants outisde of St Bridgid re-intake shelter center in East Village NYC. One officer injured according to police. Cops were seen removing a man trying to cut the long line of people waiting as NY braces for freezing temperatures with snow storm.

Amish gathered singing for Hundreds of Migrants outside of St Brigid’s re-intake center in East Village this morning, NYC braces for possible below zero temperatures with snow storm and code blue today. James, an Amish man from Lancaster Pennsylvania, charters a bus to bring song , cheer and 100 sandwiches along with 35 members of his community. He arrived at Tompkins Square Park to sing and distribute the food and was shocked to see over 600 migrants nearby outside St Brigids school.