A 15-year-old named Corde Scott died after an altercation inside a Westchester Square apartment in the Bronx. Police responded to a 911 call about an unconscious person on a Monday afternoon in January; EMS took Corde to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators found trauma to his neck and said the cause of death was a lack of oxygen.

Authorities allege Corde’s stepfather, 28-year-old Tyrese Minter, put the teenager in a neck hold during a family dispute. Minter was arrested and indicted on manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges. Reports say Minter had been released from jail about a month earlier and was on parole at the time; court processing included a return date in June.

Anyone who knew Corde, the family, or who has information about the incident is asked to come forward.