In the Bronx, a 15-year-old male named Corde Scott tragically lost his life in what should have been the safety of his own home. On a Monday afternoon in January, police responded to a 911 call about an unconscious person inside an apartment in the Westchester Square neighborhood. When they arrived, they found Corde unresponsive. Emergency medical services rushed him to a nearby hospital, but sadly, he was pronounced dead.
An investigation into the young man's death revealed that he had suffered trauma to his neck. The cause of his death was later confirmed to be a lack of oxygen. The details that emerged painted a grim picture of a family dispute that turned fatal. Investigators believe that Corde's stepfather, Tyrese Minter, was involved in an altercation with the teenager. During the dispute, Minter allegedly put his stepson in a neck hold, which ultimately led to his death.
Following an investigation, Tyrese Minter, who was 28 years old at the time, was arrested and charged in connection with Corde's death. He was indicted on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Reports indicated that Minter had been released from jail just a month prior to the incident and was on parole at the time of his stepson's death. He was later released and was due back in court in June of the same year.
