Fernando Jimenez charged with murder

Fernando Jimenez, man suspected of shooting Two teenage boys, one of them fatally shot, and their mother were charged Tuesday evening with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.

During his brief arraignment in Somers Municipal Court, Jimenez, 40, limped slowly to the defense table wearing a blue jumpsuit and a cast on his left arm. Due to the seriousness of the charges, which also include criminal possession of a weapon, Jimenez did not have an immediate opportunity to plead guilty or not guilty.

At the hearing, Somers Town Judge Michael McDermott ordered Jimenez held in prison pending trial. McDermott also issued two protective orders prohibiting Jimenez from contacting anyone connected to the case, although those names were not publicly released during Tuesday’s hearing.

The high-profile charges carry a risk of life in prison if Jimenez is convicted of a single murder.

Tuesday’s hearing capped a tumultuous 24-hour period for the Somers community. The services had already established this earlier in the day Michael Raimondi, a 10th-grader at Somers High School, was the shooting’s only fatality. He was 15 years old.

Michael’s brother, Matthew, a 13-year-old middle school student from the same neighborhood, was also shot. The boys’ mother, 38, was also shot. As of Tuesday evening, her name had not been released. Both were taken to hospital and were reported to be in critical condition early on, although no update on their condition has been announced.

For hours after the Raimondi family was shot dead in their Baldwin Place home Monday night, police launched a large-scale manhunt to track down Jimenez. Somers residents were on edge for much of the day, with many area schools closed or modified safety protocols by the time of his arrest. He was finally arrested on Tuesday morning.

Asher Stockler is a reporter for the USA Today Network in New York. You can email him at [email protected]. Reach it safely: [email protected].

(This story has been updated with photos and video.)