UTICA, N.Y. - Brandon Andrew Clark, a Cicero man who is a suspect in the grisly murder of Bianca Devins, slashed his throat in front of officers and took a selfie of himself lying across the 17-year-old’s body, Utica police said.

Utica police have just released more details about the murder Sunday.

Clark, of Cicero, called 911 dispatchers Sunday morning, made “incriminating statements” and implied he was going to harm himself, police said in a news release.

As officers arrived on Poe Street in Utica, Clark began stabbing himself in the neck, police said. Clark lay down across a green tarp near a black SUV, police said.

Police officers noticed hair protruding from under the tarp and asked where Devins was, police said.

Clark told officers she was under the tarp, and then pulled out a cell phone to take photos of himself lying across the dead teen,, police said.

Clark struggled briefly with police before being taken into custody. Clark was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries to his neck, police said.

Clark was being interviewed today and police said he will be charged.

Clark and Devins had been dating for two to three months, police said the Devins’ family told investigators. They met on Instagram, police said, and communicated online.

Their relationship progressed into a “personally intimate one” and they spent time together, meeting each others’ families, police said.

On Saturday, the pair had planned to go to a concert together in New York City, and police said it is believed they attended that event, arriving around 7:30 p.m. They left and drove back to Utica sometime after 10 p.m., when some argument occurred between them, police said.

The argument continued, and police said Clark produced a large, black-handled knife and used it to kill Devins, police said.

Clark is believed to have taken and distributed photographs of her body on the Discord, an online messaging platform.

Members of Discord then viewed the images and posts and contacted Utica police at about 7:20 a.m. Sunday.

The photos of her bloody body have been found on social media sites Monday, as people shared them. Some sites have removed the photos; others have not. Police say the images are authentic.

Clark appeared to also post photos online of himself, saying goodbye and showing his own bloody throat.

The story and photos posted online created an online firestorm with posts and comments.

The investigation of the death delayed part of the nearby Boilermaker race on Sunday.

A vigil is planned at 8 p.m. Monday at Parkway Park, Memorial Parkway and Oneida Street, according to online posts.

Devins’ family issued a statement Monday afternoon:

We are very grateful for the outpouring of love and sympathy we have received from our Friends, Family, Bianca’s Friends and the whole community. Your prayers help to strengthen us through this difficult time.

Bianca, age 17, was a talented artist, a loving sister, daughter, and cousin, and a wonderful young girl, taken from us all too soon. She is now looking down on us, as she joins her cat, Belle, in heaven. Bianca’s smile brightened our lives. She will always be remembered as our Princess.

Bianca graduated from T. R. Proctor High School this past June and was looking forward to attending MVCC (Mohawk Valley Community College) in the fall.

The family is requesting privacy at this time, said a family spokesperson.