16-Year-Old Mount Vernon Cheer Captain Stabbed To Death During School Parade

The alleged attacker stabbed two girls, Kayla Green and her friend, during a parade celebrating the state championship of the local basketball team.

The Westchester County District Attorney, Mimi Rocah, said the incident took place on Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon at around 3:55 pm.

Responding officers found the two victims upon their arrival. One victim had non-life-threatening lacerations from the teenage suspect allegedly slashing her during the altercation. The other, identified as Green, was severely stabbed and transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where she died.

Shawyn Patterson-Howard, the Mayor of Mount Vernon, stated that she is devastated and outraged over the killing and is sending her condolences to the family and friends of Green. 

“I am devastated and completely outraged. We began our day celebrating the greatness and success of our youth, and we ended it with a young life that has been taken by senseless and inexcusable violence,” Patterson-Howard said. “The mental, emotional and spiritual health of our community, especially of our children, must be the priority and we must come together. As a community, our common unity must be the safety and healthy development of our young people. Our heartfelt prayers and condolences go out to the family, friends, and the entire community of Mount Vernon.”