He said nothing. We put him in handcuffs and we walked the individual into the office. I personally helped the detective to sit him down. And I left.

He said nothing. We put him in handcuffs and we walked the individual into the office. I personally helped the detective to sit him down. And I left.

I don't think words can describe the level of emotion I feel about this individuals and all the individuals involved and what they've done to these families.

Let me just say that I've been almost stunned and inspired by the courage of the families. And particularly Natasha, who's been very eager to be helpful.

It wasn't over drugs. It wasn't over some kind of drug turf. It wasn't a beef. This just seems to be a heinous, patently evil crime that was not motivated by anything the young people did.

The incident itself will not define us, but how we respond to it -- respond to it will define us.

It was strange. Yes. We got a call from his attorney, to my chief of staff, who quickly got me on the phone. We negotiated a spot. And his lawyer brought him to me.

That individual is a 15-year-old. A male, who, as a result of the person's age, we are not releasing the name.

We don't want to be exact with the number. But there are people we are looking for. We have some names and identifications and the manhunt is on.

This just seems to be a heinous, patently evil crime that was not motivated by anything the young people did.

We're going to hold everyone accountable. We're going to find the people that are responsible for this. We're going to stop this crime and this violence in our city. And we're going to stand up and do something about it.

These are people that had incredible lives ahead of them, were on their way or going, or in college.

This is obviously a very difficult time for our city. Three of our young people who were the pride of Newark were grievously, heinously murdered.