NEW YORK — A suspect has been arrested six months after 30-year-old Karina Vetrano was found raped and murdered in a wooded area in Queens.
The NYPD says Chanel Lewis, 20, was identified through DNA found at the crime scene.
Vetrano went missing while on a jog on the evening of August 2nd, 2016—her father found her body later that night.
Police said at a news conference the suspect lives with his mother in New York. It is not believed he knew his victim.
Charges are pending.
Suspect in #KatrinaVetrano #murder Chanel Lewis being walked out of @NYPD107Pct #1010WINS pic.twitter.com/OHqW6ixYZY
— Samantha Liebman (@SamiLiebman) February 5, 2017
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