KEY POINTS

  • Two more suspects were arrested over the death of a homeless man on January 19
  • 26-year-old Kaylene Rodriguez and 25-year-old Ryan Padin were taken into custody for killing Matthew Jones 
  • Rodriguez was arrested Tuesday while Padin was busted on February 13
  • A third suspect, 27-year-old Christopher Padin, was arrested on January 23
  • The three will face murder, manslaughter and weapons possession charges

Two persons have been arrested over the death of a homeless man in the Bronx earlier this year.

26-year-old Kaylene Rodriguez and 25-year-old Ryan Padin were taken into custody for killing Matthew Jones on January 19.

Both were charged of murder, manslaughter and weapons possession, said the New York Daily News.

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Representation image of a crime scene. Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay

Rodriguez, who was also booked in 2015 and 2016 for felony assault, was arrested Tuesday, while Padin was busted on February 13.

She is believed to have helped set up the victim.

Padin has no prior arrests, but had seven prior bookings for weapons possession, assault and forcible touching, the outlet added.

A third suspect, 27-year-old Christopher Padin, was arrested on January 23 and will face the same charges.

Police believe Christopher, a homeless man, was the one who shot Jones over monetary issues.

Jones was shot outside a building on Creston Avenue between East 182nd and 183rd Streets. He sustained gunshot wounds to his head and torso when authorities from the 46th Precinct found him, according to AMNY.

The victim was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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