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Albany County prosecutors charged Khaliq Ibrahim and Jonathan Rampersad in the shooting death of Arell Agapito.
WNYT reported that Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon announced Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, that Khaliq Ibrahim, 23, and Jonathan Rampersad, 24, were arraigned before Judge William Little on an indictment in the death of Arell Agapito, 26. Both pleaded not guilty and were remanded to the Albany County Correctional Facility. Prosecutors say Ibrahim shot Agapito inside Rampersad's apartment at 45 Elberon Place on Sept. 26. CBS6 had earlier reported Ibrahim's arrest alone.
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Thursday's arraignment is the first court appearance on the indictment that names both men. It is not a conviction. Ibrahim and Rampersad each pleaded not guilty. The allegation that they acted together, and that Ibrahim fired the shot inside Rampersad's apartment, is the prosecution's account of the indictment. CBS6's Oct. 5 story charged Ibrahim only.
WNYT reported that Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon announced Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, that Khaliq Ibrahim, 23, and Jonathan Rampersad, 24, were arraigned before Judge William Little. Ibrahim is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Rampersad is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and tampering with physical evidence. Both pleaded not guilty and were remanded to the Albany County Correctional Facility. An indictment and a not-guilty plea are the start of the case. They are not a finding that either man killed Arell Agapito.
The indictment alleges the two men acted together on Sept. 26 at about 9 p.m., WNYT reported. Prosecutors say Ibrahim shot and killed Agapito, 26, inside Rampersad's apartment at 45 Elberon Place. Prosecutors also allege Rampersad possessed a large-capacity ammunition feeding device and tampered with evidence at the scene. Those are the allegations WNYT attributed to the prosecution. They have not been tried.
CBS6 reported on Oct. 5 that Albany police had arrested Ibrahim that morning in the area of South Allen Street and Cliff Street and charged him with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in the Sept. 26 homicide of Agapito on Elberon Place. CBS6 reported that police said Ibrahim shot and killed Agapito. That was the police account of Ibrahim alone. Thursday's announcement, as WNYT reported it, is the indictment that adds Rampersad and places the shooting inside Rampersad's apartment.
The second-degree murder counts, the weapon counts, and the tampering count are accusations. Both men have pleaded not guilty and are being held at the Albany County Correctional Facility. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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