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THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A 14-year-old Bronx boy who was fatally stabbed in the chest while waiting for a school bus used his last breaths to call his dad for help, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Waldo Mejia, 29, was indicted for murder Thursday for allegedly attacking the teen<\/a> while he was on his way to school on Jan. 10, 2025, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n Mejia is accused of stabbing Caleb Rios <\/a>in the heart and lungs several times near Lincoln Avenue and 138th Street at around 10 a.m.<\/p>\n The teen <\/a>called his father before collapsing on the street, authorities said. Rios was rushed to the hospital after a good Samaritan flagged an ambulance, but the boy could not be saved.<\/p>\n \u201cHis last conversation was in my house, talking about the future,\u201d the boy\u2019s grandmother, Carmon Aponte, previously told PIX11 News.<\/p>\n Aponte said Caleb dreamed of playing professional football so he could take care of his family.<\/p>\n \u201cCaleb\u2019s death shocked and saddened the city,\u201d Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said.<\/p>\n Mejia is also accused of stabbing a 38-year-old man in the stairwell of a Bronx subway station five days before allegedly killing the teen, authorities said.<\/p>\n The victim needed multiple surgeries after the knife pierced his arm and severed an artery, according to court documents.<\/p>\n Mejia allegedly struggled with mental health issues before he was deemed unfit to stand trial in March 2025, but he was cleared seven months later, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n The defendant was also indicted for attempted murder, manslaughter, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon charges.<\/p>\n Mejia pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail at his arraignment on Thursday, according to court records. His attorney could not be reached.<\/p>\n Mira Wassef is an award-winning reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She joined the PIX11 News digital team in 2022. See more of her work here.<\/a> <\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n