
Six of the eight men arrested in the gang-related murder of a Bronx teenager have arrived at the NYPD's 48th Precinct following their extradition from New Jersey - just hours after the innocent 15-year-old was laid to rest.

Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Felix was slashed to death with a machete on June 20 after being dragged screaming out of a Bronx bodega allegedly by a Dominican street gang in a tragic case of mistaken identity.

The six men - Jose Taverez, 21, Manuel Rivera, 18, Danel Fernandez, 21, Santiago Rodriguez, 24, Jose Muniz, 21, and Joniki Martinez, 24 - were arrested at a New Jersey home on Sunday.

They were extradited to New York City on Wednesday and were escorted in handcuffs into the 48th Precinct in the Bronx late Wednesday afternoon.



Two other men - 19-year-old Kevin Alvarez and 23-year-old Elvin Garcia - were also arrested in New York over the murder.

Six of the eight men arrested over the Bronx teen's murder arrived at the NYPD's 48th Precinct on Wednesday. Those pictured above are: Santiago Rodriguez, Joniki Martinez-Estrella and Jose Muniz (left to right)

Danel Fernandez, Santiago Rodriguez, Jose Tavarez (left to right) were among the six men extradited from New Jersey to New York City on Wednesday to face murder charges

All of the men are said to be members of the Dominican street gang Trintarios.

Lesandro Guzman-Feliz (pictured), a 15-year-old aspiring NYPD cop, was beaten and stabbed to death outside of a Bronx bodega last week in what the police say was a case of mistaken identity

Their perp walks came after hundreds of people turned up to attend the funeral of the murdered teenager.

Mourners packed into Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on Wednesday morning to bid farewell to the aspiring policeman.

The service went between Spanish and English and included several readings from the bible. At the heart of the service was a plea to the young people in the congregation to take a stand against violence.

'In the name of Jesus, I invite you to renew your commitment. It's a commitment, as human beings and as Christians, to protect the life of our people.

'To prevent another tragedy. It is possible to prevent it. We have friends, social media, we know what is going on.

'We have friends, relatives. Young people who are here, take courage. Protect your life, watch out.

'If you see something, say something and do something. Don't just take the video. Do something,' said the pastor.

Pall bearers carry the coffin of 15-year-old Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz out of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church in the Bronx on Wednesday

Lisandro Guzman touches his son Lesandro's coffin at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church in the Bronx on Wednesday

The teenager's father broke down in tears as he hugged other mourners at the funeral on Wednesday morning

Pall bearers wearing Yankees jerseys carry the coffin of 15-year-old Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz into Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in the Bronx on Wednesday morning

The streets surrounding the church were lined with barricades to control the crowds.

It comes after two days of wakes of vigils outside the bodega where the teenager was murdered.

Horrifying surveillance video of the attack shocked the city and sparked calls for a crackdown on gang violence.

Prosecutors allege the men went after Lesandro after mistaking him for a rival gang member who had been filmed having sex with one of the Trintarios' girlfriends on Snapchat.

On Tuesday, during their joint appearance in a New Jersey court, six of the defendants complained that their families were being threatened.

'Social media has been very active about this case.

Lisandro kept his hand on his son's casket as he and other men walked it out of the church on Wednesday morning

The teenager's mother and father are shown above arriving for his funeral in the Bronx on Wednesday morning

The grieving father was consoled by other mourners before he made his way into the church on Wednesday morning

Leandra Feliz, the teenager's mother, cries as she prepares to enter the church for his funeral on Wednesday

Leandra, Lesandro's mother, waits with an NYPD officer to welcome his coffin into the church on Wednesday

Leandra was comforted by Father Jonathan Morris outside the church. There was a large NYPD presence at the scene due in part to Lesandro's ambitions of joining the force

Lesandro's casket was adorned with brightly colored flowers and messages of remembrance

Pall bearers carry the teenager's coffin out of the hearse on Wednesday to take it into the church

The streets were lined by NYPD Explorers, which Lesandro was a part of, as the hearse carrying his casket drove past

A woman holds up a photograph of the teenager on Wednesday. The boy's death has sparked outrage in the community and prompted calls for a crackdown on violence

Crowds gathered outside the church on Wednesday to take photographs of the young man's casket as it was driven past

Members of the NYPD explorers cry outside the church where the funeral was held on Wednesday

The young aspiring police officers worked with Lesandro who had hopes of becoming an NYPD detective

Hundreds of mourners outside the Bronx bodega on Tuesday night where Lesandro 'Junior' Guzman-Feliz was murdered on June 20. It was the second day of a well-attended wake for the teenager

'Their families are being threatened, children,' public defender Judith Fallon said, according to The New York Post which attended the hearing.

Not all of the men who were arrested in New Jersey are from there. Around half have addresses in the Bronx but fled the area after footage of the attack was released by the NYPD.

Only one of them was able to communicate with the judge without the help of a translator during Tuesday's hearing.

After being repeatedly struck with the machete, Junior somehow mustered the strength to run to a hospital up the street which is where he died.

His grieving parents have implored Mayor Bill de Blasio to do more to make the streets safer for young innocent children like Junior who find themselves becoming casualties of the city's gang warfare.