A 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana collapsed in a pool of blood in the vestibule of his New York City apartment building after being stabbed.
He immigrated to the US from Ghana just months ago to be with his mother.
Edwin Hammonds collapsed in a pool of blood inside the lobby of the building he moved to a couple of months ago. Neighbors say about five months ago, the teenager came here to the Bronx from Ghana to be with his mother.
Neighbors also say Edwin's mother found out about the knifing and broke down. She then had to be rushed to the hospital.
Police were able to find the murder weapon. They say it was a kitchen knife which was tossed in a vacant lot across the street from the murder scene.
Neighbors say they can't imagine who would want to hurt him.
"He was a very good kid. I won't deny it. A very good kid, innocent. He doesn't even know the system here in New York," said a neighbor.
"I was going to train in Yankee Stadium. I was going to jog, and this guy was jogging with me; that's how I know him. He was a very nice and beautiful kid," added another.
No arrests have been made in connection with the stabbing.