NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department has announced the arrest of 25-year-old Queens man Semair Taylor for the murder of Michael Izquierdo, 25, of Brooklyn.
Izquierdo was found by police, stabbed inside his SUV on Woodhaven Boulevard near Atlantic Avenue in Queens on February 27.
Police responded to the scene after the report of a man being assaulted via a 911 call at around 10 pm.
The victim had suffered multiple stab wounds on his torso and was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Taylor was charged with murder, three counts of robbery, three counts of assault, and harassment.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.