SCHENECTADY — City police said Saturday a man who dated 17-year-old Medina Knowles is charged in her murder Thursday night at her home.
Detectives arrested ReaQwan U. Stover, 19, of 1522 State St., Schenectady, Saturday on felony counts of second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with evidence.
Stover, who was dating Knowles, turned himself in Saturday evening, police said.
Stover is being held in the city lockup and will be arraigned Sunday morning in city court, according to police.
Knowles died in her family's second-floor apartment at 524 Schenectady St. after being shot in the head at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday. The Schenectady High School student lived there with her mother, three younger siblings and her 2-year-old son, Jahsiy.