Murder suspect

Schenectady man arrested in shooting of Xiaa Price

Schenectady man arrested in fatal shooting in motel parking lot.

Town police said they arrested a Schenectady man in the Tuesday fatal shooting of Xiaa Price in the parking lot of the Curry Road Motel 6.

Police arrested Paul A L Streeks, 23, at 10 p.m. Friday and charged him with seconddegree murder and felony criminal possession of a weapon.

Police on Saturday said they would not provide information about the relationship between Streeks and Price, or Streeks’ role in the homicide, citing their continuing investigation.

“As more information is developed, additional arrests could be forthcoming,” according to a statement provided by Colonie Lt. Daniel Belles.

Streeks was arraigned Saturday morning in Colonie Town Court and sent to the Albany County Correctional Facility, pending a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

That is also the day Price would have turned 22, according to family members from Schenectady. They recalled his outgoing nature and how he was raised in church with his siblings at New Jerusalem Home of the Saved Church in downtown Albany.

Police have said Price died from a single gunshot wound near the motel, which is near the border with the town of Rotterdam. A car accident at the scene was “secondary to the driver being shot,” Deputy Chief Robert Winn said.

Town police officers tried to revive Price at the scene, but he later died of the injuries, Winn said.

Sherain Rivera, one of Price’s aunts, said last week police told the family that based on surveillance footage it appears Price was trying to drive away with his younger brother when Price was shot in the head, causing the car they were in to crash in the motel parking lot.

The Colonie Police Department said its Investigations Division is working on the case and has had assistance from the Schenectady Police Department, the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center, State Police and the Albany County Sheriff ’s Office.

Police continue to ask for witnesses, or people with knowledge to the investigation, to contact them at 518-783-2754.

To report a tip anonymously, call Capital Region Crimestoppers at 1-833-ALB-TIPS, or go to capitalregioncrimestoppers.com.