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Sneider Mejia, 24, and D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, allegedly attacked off-duty Detective Jose Mercedes in Norwood on Friday, with Mejia driving the scooter used to transport them and Caraballo stabbing the detective multiple times. During the assault, which occurred while Detective Mercedes was cleaning his car trunk, he managed to tear off a rubber flesh-colored mask worn by Mejia during the attack. The suspects, identified as illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic who entered the U.S. under the Biden administration, were captured in Lynn, Massachusetts, and are facing attempted murder charges when they return to New York City. Both men appeared before a court in Lynn without bail; Caraballo was previously arrested for various crimes but had been released.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Friday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m., an off-duty NYPD Detective Jose Mercedes, a 10-year veteran assigned to the 44th Precinct, was brutally attacked while clearing out his car trunk on Rochambeau Avenue and East 208th Street in Norwood, Bronx. The suspects, two men believed to be Hispanic from the Dominican Republic named Sneider Mejia (24) and D'Angelo Caraballo (25), approached him on an e-bike and tried to steal his gold chain. During the attack, the duo stabbed Mercedes seven times in the neck and leg before fleeing. He was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries but stable condition.
Despite a massive manhunt, Mejia and Caraballo, who were identified as illegal immigrants wanted by ICE, evaded capture until they were found hiding in a basement in Lynn, Massachusetts. They will face attempted murder charges once returned to New York City.
Written for “Off-duty NYPD Cop Stabbing Attack” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
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Leaning: leans right for article 64338 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-10-08
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Crime & Law
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Sneider Mejia, 24, donned the rubber flesh-colored mask with a pronounced nose when he and D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, allegedly ambushed off-duty Det. Jose Mercedes as he cleaned out the trunk of his car Friday afternoon in Norwood, law enforcement sources said.
uncertain
sources → don → Norwood
Mejia allegedly drove the scooter that brought the pair to the scene, before a shirtless Caraballo allegedly stabbed Mercedes.
uncertain
Caraballo → drive → Mercedes
During the melee, Mercedes defended himself, tearing off Mejia’s sinister face covering, the sources said.
asserted
sources → defend → covering
The 44th Precinct detective, a 10-year veteran of the department, survived the vicious attack because the blade – that left him with at least seven wounds to his neck and leg – miraculously missed his vital organs, sources said.
asserted
sources → survive → organs
Both suspects – identified by the feds as illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic – were found by the US Marshals Service hiding in a basement of a home in Lynn, Massachusetts and taken into custody overnight, the NYPD said Wednesday.
They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the department said.
asserted
department → identify → charges
Both were ordered held without bail during their joint appearance in Lynn District Court Wednesday.
asserted
Both → order → Court
Mejia was bare-faced without his distinctive mask and stood stony-faced in the courtroom with a Vale Sport sweatshirt bearing the number 14.
asserted
Mejia → stand → number
Caraballo wore a Prestige hoodie emblazoned with a flashy graphic of a woman.
asserted
Caraballo → wear → woman
They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the NYPD said.
asserted
NYPD → bring → charges
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asserted
Report → start → news
Both men entered the United States illegally during the Biden administration and Caraballo had been arrested for various crimes in New York – but was released.
asserted
Caraballo → enter → York
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