Cops ID teen wanted in fatal Harlem stabbing of girlfriend, 16

The 18-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his 16-year-old girlfriend in Harlem over the weekend was identified Monday by the NYPD, which also released his photo to try to help capture him. 

Zyaire Crumbley — who already has six arrests for robbery under his belt — allegedly stabbed Saniyah Lawrence in the neck during a heated fight inside an apartment on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard near West 136th Street in Manhattan around 5:40 p.m. Sunday, police and cop sources said.

Lawrence, who lived about 2 miles from the scene, was rushed to Harlem Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.

Police released a previous mugshot early Monday of Crumbley, who is seen with a blank stare and wearing a white shirt.

Authorities say he is 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds with a dark complexion, medium build and short black hair.

Sources said he was wearing a black jacket, black pants and black and green sneakers at the time of the fatal attack.

Police were still searching for Crumbley on Monday morning.

Crumbley has two prior juvenile arrests and four previous adolescent offender arrests — all for robbery, according to police sources.

His most recent robbery bust was Sept. 11, 2020, the sources said.

Crumbley is also the suspect in two other robberies from 2020 but has not yet been arrested in connection to those crimes, according to the sources.

It does not appear that he has a history of domestic violence with the teen victim, the sources said.