Bronx man arrested, charged with murder in fatal stabbing of 14-year-old: sources

A Bronx man was charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Waldo Mejia was in custody and is also facing manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon charges, the sources said.

Caleb Rios, 14, was standing on the sidewalk on East 138th Street when he was fatally stabbed. Family photo obtained by NYP
The NYPD released an image of the suspected attacker. DCPI

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has called for a Saturday afternoon news conference in relation to the case.

Mejia, 29, has at least four prior criminal cases, including one from November in which he allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab a neighbor’s doorbell camera, the sources said.

Caleb Rios was stabbed to death in a “senseless” attack in broad daylight, cops said. Robert Miller

Mejia is also believed to be responsible for a Jan. 5 stabbing in the East 138th Street subway station, in which a man, 38, was cut in the arm, the sources added.

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