Friday, February 3, 2012

R.I.P Tyler Rhodes: 17-Year-Old Dies From Fatal Knife Wound After Getting Stabbed During A Fight! (Cell Phone Footage Released By News Media)




"Cellphone video showing a fatal knife fight between Jah-Lah Vanderhorst, white shirt with red shorts, and Tyler Rhodes, blue track suit. Dhoruba Shuaib, blue and white striped shirt, is accused of of aiding Vanderhorst in the killing
On the morning of April 30, Dhoruba Shuaib took the exam to be an Albany police officer — a test he would pass. Within hours, the 19-year-old was near a basketball court at Hoffman Park in Albany where, prosecutors say, he helped another teen stab to death Tyler Rhodes, a member of the Albany High School track team. Shuaib is not accused of being the stabber. Rather, prosecutors contend he restricted Rhodes' movements, which allowed Jah-Lah Vanderhorst, now 17, to stab Rhodes using a large, black knife. They also allege Vanderhorst handed Shuaib the weapon, then got it back from Shuaib before mortally wounding Rhodes, 17. Testimony began Monday in Shuaib's second-degree murder trial before acting Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont in Albany. "But for this defendant's actions, Tyler Rhodes would be alive today," Chief Assistant District Attorney David Rossi told jurors in his 12-minute opening statement, as family members of both Rhodes and Shuaib looked on. A witness videotaped the incident using a cellphone camera. The video, taken by 16-year-old Kahree Langston, was shown twice to the jury Monday. It captured what appeared to be Vanderhorst stabbing Rhodes in the chest following a confrontation witnessed by several youths. At times, Langston is heard telling Vanderhorst to stop and, "Put the knife away!" - TimesUnion



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