A 14-year-old student and basketball player, Zyaire Fernandez was fatally shot on the morning of March 9, 2023, in the courtyard of the Levister Towers apartment complex in Mount Vernon. First responders transported him to Montefiore Mount Vernon Emergency Room, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. He was a ninth-grade student at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, remembered by family and friends for his smile, loyalty, and promising ambitions.

The Mount Vernon Police Department worked with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center on the investigation. Detectives and federal agents arrested 21-year-old Tyrese L. Coghiel in Brooklyn on March 14, 2023; he was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. No motive has been made public.

If anyone knew Zyaire, saw activity near Levister Towers on March 9, 2023, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.