UPDATE: Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting of Teenage Mother at Whitman Houses

Update, 7:12 p.m.: Joshua Knox, 19, was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court today on one count of second-degree murder and one count of second-degree possession of a weapon, according to the Brooklyn DA.

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Police announced late Tuesday an arrest in connection to a shooting that left a earlier this week in front of a building at Whitman Houses.

Joshua Knox, 19, of N. Portland Ave. in Fort Greene, has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. 

According to police, Knox shot Jashaya Stanley, 19, a resident of N. Oxford Walk, three times in the chest after an argument at approximately 6:21 p.m. Monday in front of 106 Carlton Ave. at Whitman Houses. 

The New York Post reported that Stanley had thrown bleach in Knox's face shortly before the fatal attack.

“The tragic death of such a young woman is senseless and heartbreaking,” said Councilwoman Letitia James, D-Brooklyn, in a statement released before yesterday's arrest. “Gun violence is one of the most horrifying and preventable crimes in our society. Today, a young child is left without a mother, and a family is forever altered. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Stanley family for their loss.”