Cranford accused murderer sought revenge over anti-Charlie Kirk comments by victim. [View all]

https://nj1015.com/cranford-murder-case-update-2/

Days before mowing down two 17-year-olds on the street, the accused teen killer revealed on a YouTube livestream that he had been tormenting one of his teen victims — in part, he says, because she laughed at the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The 17-year-old suspect from Garwood — a son of a retired police officer and the nephew of the Westfield police chief — was charged Wednesday with the first-degree murders of Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas.

The teen suspect rammed the girls' e-bike with his Jeep, which police believe was traveling 70 mph on a 25 mph residential street on Monday.

In a clip from the same video, which has been posted on X, he accuses Maria of making fun of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated by a gunman on Sept. 10.

"Hey, whenever Maria sees the pizza guy come, better think of Charlie Kirk for making fun of his f**king death. Stupid ass clown. Just remember that," the teen says. "She made fun of Charlie Kirk's death on TikTok on a repost. Maybe her mother should monitor her social media activity."



His name has been revealed.

Court records allege that 17-year-old Vincent Battiloro was driving 70 miles an hour when he struck the two girls — Maria Niotis and Isabella Salas — on their e-bikes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/new-details-on-suspect-in-hit-and-run-of-cranford-girls/