Jakarah Lopez Moorea 16-year-old teenager, was found dead in one Forest in Rochester, New York. His body had a gunshot wound to the head. The tragedy occurred on August 27th, as Jakarah left her home on Weld Street. His family reported him missing to the police when he did not return. According to his grandmother, his last words at home were: “I’ll be right back.” The specific motive for the crime has not yet been reported or discovered; However, the police are continuing the investigation and currently only know Reign Tapiato, who was involved in the murder.
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How did his body come to be discovered?
A month and a half after his disappearance, on October 14th, People fishing in the Erie Canal discovered Jakarah's body in the woods behind Vanguard Parkway. Those in charge of the investigation, members of the Rochester Police Department, concluded that Jakarah had been killed the same night he disappeared.
Who was the first perpetrator and how was he arrested for murder?
Reign Tapiato He was arrested by sheriffs the next morning in Rochester, six months after Jakarah's death. According to police, Tapiato took Jakarah into the woods and shot him in the head. At the time of his arrest, Tapiato had a loaded gun. In addition to murder, he was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon. Although the facts of the case have not yet been clarified, police said that Tapiato and López Moore were acquaintances The murder was not a random act of violence.
Police trace the steps of Jakarah's murder. Photo: Pixabay
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What did the mayor of Rochester say about this murder?
Rochester Mayor Malik Evans expressed his dismay at the tragic event. “I ask that we continue to pray for the family and that we continue to care for our young people as they go through all the trials and hardships of their lives.” Evans said at the police press conference. He added that “No one, regardless of age, should suffer the tragic fate of being murdered in cold blood like Jakarah.”
What happened during the search for Jakarah?
As authorities search for López Moore, A little girl, just 9 years old, disappeared from a state park on September 29 in upstate New York. Luckily she was found alive. This week, Craig Nelson Ross Jr. pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexual assault charges against the minor shortly before his trial began in Saratoga County.
The underage Mexican Dulce María Alavez, on the other hand, has been missing for more than four years. She was last seen in a park in New Jersey. at the age of 5, in September 2019. Despite a $75,000 reward and the intervention of the FBI (one of the most advanced investigative agencies in the world), it was not possible to find her or find out what happened to her.