Teen Arrested In Early Morning Fatal Shooting Of 51-Year-Old In Car

YONKERS, NY — A teenager, who police say fatally shot a 51-year-old acquaintance following an argument, is behind bars and charged with murder.

The Yonkers Police Department arrested a suspect in the early morning shooting on Mount Carmel Place.

Just before 5 a.m, on Monday, the Yonkers Police Department received a report of a man injured in a pickup truck at Willow Street and Mount Carmel Place. Police on the scene discovered a man with an apparent gunshot wound to his head inside the pickup. Despite life-saving efforts from first responders, this man, later identified as Francisco Gordillo, a 51-year-old Yonkers resident, was declared dead at the hospital.

Detectives from the Major Case Squad, the Crime Scene Unit and the Digital Forensics Unit headed the investigation into the killing. Investigators believe Gordillo was inside his truck with several people known to him. An argument took place between Gordillo and a teenager in the truck, later identified as Ludvin Ramos-Cervantes, the suspect. Ramos-Cervantes briefly left the scene, but police say he returned to the truck later, armed with a gun.

The argument turned tragic when, according to police, Ramos-Cervantes drew a .45 caliber firearm and fired one round, striking Gordillo in the head and killing him.

"We don’t want to see anyone lose their lives to violence, especially in our City," Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano stated. "I commend our Yonkers Police Department for making an arrest and hopefully helping to bring this family some closure."

The 18-year-old resident of Yonkers was apprehended late in the day on Monday, and has been charged with murder in the second degree.

"Regardless of the severity of a dispute, escalating the situation by introducing a weapon and resorting to violence is never acceptable," Police Commissioner Christopher Sapienza said. "I commend our Detectives for their hard work, as always, in finding the facts surrounding an incident, apprehending the person accountable, and delivering them to the justice system."