Arrests in Slayings of Delaware State Students

Jose Carranza

In Newark, New Jersey, a 15 year old boy and an adult man faced murder charges Thursday in the killings of three Delaware State University students and wounding of another in a schoolyard, a crime considered jarring even in Newark, New Jersey, a city used to violence.

The 15-year-old was arrested Wednesday night, and the 28-year-old, Jose Carranza surrendered Thursday, with his lawyer, directly to Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker after a news conference, the mayor said.

When reached by the lawyer, "I said simply, let's find a spot," Booker said at a second news conference on Thursday. The surrender took place at a police office next to City Hall.