NYC Dept. of Education employee charged with murder, NYPD reports

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New York City Department of Education employee Naya Brown has been charged with murder, according to the NYPD.

NYC employee charged with murder

What we know:

Brown, 26, was off-duty when she was arrested at 7:55 a.m. earlier today, March 3.

Another individual, Pernell Warren, was arrested in connection to the same crime last month, Feb. 1. Warren was charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.

The backstory:

Police responded to a 911 call regarding an assault at the intersection of West 242nd Street and Broadway on Jan. 25.

Officers encountered a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the knee and a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest.

Emergency services took both victims to St. Barnabas Hospital. The 44-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The Source: This article includes information provided by the NYPD.

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