Fernando Jimenez, the man suspected of shooting two teenagers, one fatally, and the children’s mother, was charged Tuesday night with second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.

At a brief arraignment in Somers Town Court, Jimenez, 40, limped slowly to the defense table, wearing a blue jumpsuit and a cast on his left arm. Due to the severity of the charges, which also include criminal possession of a weapon, Jimenez was not given an immediate opportunity to enter a plea of ​​guilty or not guilty.

At the hearing, Somers Town Judge Michael McDermott ordered Jimenez jailed pending trial. McDermott also issued two protective orders prohibiting Jiménez from contacting people related to the case; However, those people were not publicly named at Tuesday’s hearing.

The high-level charges carry the possibility of life in prison, should Jimenez be convicted of the single murder charge.

Tuesday’s hearing capped a turbulent 24 hours for the Somers community. Earlier in the day, officials identified Michael Raimondi, a 10th grade student at Somers Middle School, as the sole fatality of the shooting. I was 15 years old.

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Michael’s brother, Matthew, a 13-year-old high school student from the same district, was also shot. The children’s 38-year-old mother was also shot. His name had not been released as of Tuesday night. Both were transported to the hospital and were initially identified as being in critical condition, although no updates on their health had been announced.

For hours after the Raimondi family was gunned down in their Baldwin Place home Monday night, police launched an intense manhunt to locate Jimenez. Somers residents were on edge for much of the day, and many of the area’s schools were closed or modified security protocols pending his arrest. He was finally arrested on Tuesday morning.

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Asher Stockler is a reporter for USA Today Network New York. You can email him at [email protected]. Contact him securely: [email protected].

This article originally appeared in Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Suspect Charged With Murder After Shooting Somers NY Mother, Two Children