Mount Vernon Police Department Detectives have made an arrest in connection with the March 9, 2023,
murder of 14 year old Zyaire Fernandez.
Shortly after 1:00 AM, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, Mount Vernon Police Detectives and members of
the FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, located the suspect, 21-year-old, Tyrese L Coghiel, and
took him into custody.
Zyaire Fernandez was shot shortly after 10:30 AM on Thursday, March 9, 2023, in the courtyard of the
Levister Towers apartment buildings. He was transported to Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital, where
he succumbed to his wounds.
Coghiel, who has no criminal history, is being charged with Murder 2nd Degree, a class A Felony and
Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, a class C Felony.
Coghiel is being held in the Mount Vernon City Jail pending his arraignment, which is scheduled for
later this afternoon. The prosecution is being handled by the Westchester County District Attorney’s
Office.
Mount Vernon Police ask that anyone with information regarding this incident contact the MVPD
Detective Division at 914-665-2510. All calls will be kept confidential. You can also submit an
anonymous tip via our “Text-A-Tip” by texting “MVPD” and your tip to 847411
