BROOKLYN, NY – On Thursday, 19-year-old Isiah Baez was apprehended in relation to an ongoing homicide investigation in Brooklyn.
Baez was arrested at around 10:30 am at his residence on East 37 Street.
Baez is facing charges including murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and tampering with physical evidence.
The arrest follows an investigation that began on February 7, when police officers found an unidentified male with severe burn wounds near the freight train tracks at Nostrand Avenue.
The victim, later identified as 19-year-old Deandre Matthews of East 56 Street, had a gunshot wound to
A separate investigation led to the arrest of 24-year-old Remy McPrecia on May 4, 2023, on charges of concealing a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence.