A 24-year-old man was shot dead in a confrontation with three people who stole his
iPhone in the lobby of an
upper Manhattan apartment building, police and the victim's family said.
The three suspects, including a teenage boy, were quickly taken into custody late Monday after being spotted fleeing the scene in a black
Honda by cops sitting in an unmarked car, sources said.
The victim was identified by friends as Geuris (Shorty)
Tejada - the father of a 2-year-old daughter, Arianne, and a salesman at a
Bronx auto dealership.
After being shot once in the neck, Tejada stumbled out of the building on W. 177th St. in
Washington Heights and collapsed on the pavement.
He was rushed to
New York-Presbyterian/
Columbia University Medical Center but could not be saved, police said.
Petronia Suarez cries hysterically about the murder of her son Geuris Tejada, who was killed in a robbery last night in Washington Heights. (Michael Schwartz for News)"He was an honest, working man," said Tejada's friend
Junior Castro, 25.
Law enforcement sources say Tejada had two prior drug arrests. It wasn't clear, however, if that played a role in his murder.
Tejada, who got his nickname in high school, when he was short in stature, lived in Washington Heights with his father and grandmother.
"He was so full of life," said one of his sisters,
Judith Tejada, 26. "He had a huge heart and was always willing to help."
The suspects, all charged with murder, are
Malachi Alexis, 22,
Jonathan Collazo, 21, and a 15-year-old whose name was not released because he is a minor.
Alexis has an extensive record with arrests for burglary, drugs and assault, the sources said.
Cops found a pistol during the arrest, police said.
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