UPDATE (6/29/2022 2:45 p.m.) — Malik Shabazz and Anthony Santiago are accused of a home invasion on Chestnut Street, along with a third man, Andres Arzola-Torres.
They allegedly broke a rear door to get into the home and once they were inside, they threatened to kill two adult victims and hit them on their heads and faces with handguns, which caused multiple cuts/bruises, police say.
One of the victims had four gold rings that were removed from their hands after being hit in the head with the handgun.
Police say one of the victim’s hands was tied behind their back with a speaker cord that was taken from a bedroom.
According to police, there were four children inside, ages 11, 17, 8, and 3. All of them were physcially threatened with the handguns.
***A previous release from police sent Tuesday said the teen who called 911 was 15 and that there were only three children in the home.
(WSYR-TV) — Three burglars from Ohio have been arrested after breaking into a North Syracuse home and tying up a man and a woman inside, police say.
According to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, the trio entered the home on the 300 block of Chestnut Street around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, armed with three guns. They then tied up a woman and man inside the home. A teen was able to call 911 to alert police that their home was being robbed. The woman and man both suffered minor injuries, while the three children were unharmed, police say.
The suspects taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies and New York State Police were Malik Shabazz, 18, Andres Arzola-Torres, 31, and Anthony Santiago, 33, all of Ohio.
They have been charged with:
- Robbery in the 1st degree
- Burglary in the 1st degree
- Assault in the 2nd degree (2 counts)
- Criminal possession of a weapon in the 2nd degree
- Criminal possession of a firearm (3 counts)
- Criminal use of a firearm in the 1st degree (3 counts)
- Menacing in the 2nd degree (4 counts)
- Unlawful imprisonment in the 1st degree
- Criminal mischief in the 4th degree
- Conspiracy in the 4th degree
- Endangering the welfare of a child (3 counts)
The three suspects are awaiting arraignment at the Centralized Arraignment Court, according to police. Detectives believe the victims were targeted but are still investigating the incident.