NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A 14-year-old boy suspected of fatally stabbing a Barnard College freshman was released from police custody on Thursday, mere hours after New York City police said he had been located following a two-week manhunt.
After releasing photos of the teen days earlier, the NYPD tweeted Thursday, that the 14-year-old boy wanted for questioning in connection to the fatal stabbing of Barnard student Tessa Majors had been located.
Authorities have not released his name or where he had been located.
Police have been searching to question the teen since Majors; stabbing occurred on Dec. 11 in Morningside Park.
Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison tweeted that finding the suspect “was a significant development in the investigative process,” but that the youth had since been released to the custody of his lawyers. Harrison didn't say why the boy was released.
A police spokesman declined to provide details, saying "the investigation remains active and ongoing."
A spokesman for Neighborhood Defender Service confirmed that the organization is providing the boy with legal representation but declined to comment further.
The 14-year-old is one of three youths police believe were involved in the stabbing of 18-year-old Tessa Majors as she walked through Morningside Park.
A 13-year-old currently faces murder charges and another 14-year-old was questioned and released by police during their investigation.