Sheriff’s office says Cicero stabbing now homicide investigation

The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a homicide that occurred this morning in the Town of Cicero.
On Dec. 31, at approximately 12:07 a.m., sheriff’s deputies along with members of the Cicero Police Department responded to a reported stabbing that just occurred on Wynmoor Drive near Chinkapin Circle in Cicero. Deputies investigating the incident report that the victim, identified as Zakariah Ibrahim (15) of Cicero, was stabbed during a physical altercation with another 15 year old male.
The suspect fled from the area in a vehicle prior to deputies arriving on scene, but was located a short time later and taken into custody. Ibrahim was transported by NAVAC ambulance to Upstate University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division have charged the 15 year old male from Liverpool with murder in the 2nd degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree. He is expected to be arraigned sometime this morning in Centralized Arraignment Court.
The investigation is ongoing.