MIAMI – A teenage girl has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend that occurred outside his Miami apartment back in December, authorities confirmed Friday.
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Jahara Malik, 17, was taken into custody on Tuesday and transported to a Juvenile Assessment Center in Miami-Dade, just weeks after the deadly stabbing of Yahkeim Lollar, a former running back at Miami Northwestern Senior High School who had dreams of becoming a stockbroker.
On Dec. 20, just after 11 p.m., Miami police and fire rescue personnel responded to a home near the 6100 block of Northwest Sixth Court after a female caller reported an emergency.
Police said they found Lollar on the third floor of a parking garage suffering from a stab wound to the chest.
First responders performed first aid before transporting him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he was in critical condition.
Despite life-saving efforts, Lollar was pronounced dead at 11:53 p.m., investigators said.
Surveillance footage and suspect’s account
Investigators said they reviewed surveillance footage from Lollar’s apartment complex on the night of the stabbing.
Police said the video showed Malik and another woman exiting a vehicle and meeting with Lollar.
Later, additional video footage showed Lollar bleeding from his chest after apparently being stabbed. Shortly after, police said Malik was seen dropping a knife near the crime scene.
During an interview with detectives, Malik said she met with a friend at her apartment complex earlier that day and planned to take an Uber to Dadeland Mall to go shopping, according to police.
She told investigators she usually carried pepper spray for safety during rideshares but couldn’t find it, so she brought a knife instead, the report stated.
After shopping, investigators said Malik and her friend called Lollar and asked to meet him outside of his apartment
When they arrived, Malik separated from her friend and entered the complex alone, according to the report.
Malik told detectives that she and Lollar were “horseplaying” before the stabbing occurred and also made a statement that was redacted in the publicly released report.
Medical examiner’s findings and arrest
On Jan. 16, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office determined Lollar’s cause of death to be a stab wound to the torso, ruling the death a homicide.
Lollar’s aunt, Zeldrina Beecham, a deputy with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, was heartbroken when she heard about the incident.
Beecham told Local 10 News last month that she wearing her uniform when Yahkeim died and described him as “the type of kid who always wanted to have fun with his family.”
“We taught him to stay out of the streets and keep his head on right and he did exactly that and still this happened,” Beecham said.
Jail records show Malik is facing one count of manslaughter with a deadly weapon.
As of Friday, she is being held without bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.
A motive has not been disclosed at this time.