“They had spent time together, and were acquainted with each other’s families.” Initially, they were online acquaintances only, but the “relationship progressed into a personally intimate one,” police said. Devins’ body was beneath a tarp nearby, police said.ĭevins and Clark met on Instagram about two months ago, police said. Officers who tracked the call found Clark stabbing himself in the neck, causing injuries that required hospital treatment.
Officers were trying to find the teen when the 21-year-old Clark called 9-1-1 himself to report what he’d done, Utica’s public safety department said in a statement. It was unclear whether Clark, who lived in Bridgewater, New York, had a lawyer who could comment on his behalf.ĭiscord users who saw the photos Sunday morning alerted police.
On Monday, police identified the slain girl as Bianca Devins, of Utica, New York, and said that her alleged assailant, Brandon Clark, was being held on a second-degree murder charge.
