Susan Whitfield, right, mother of Nathaniel Cobbs, who died last year, talks to friends of the murdered youth on Saturday

NEWBURGH -- Less than a day after a fatal stabbing of a teenage Newburgh boy, emotions ran high at the scene of the city’s second murder in less than two weeks.

Friends of James Murchison, 16, the second youth to be killed this month, gathered Saturday afternoon to mourn the loss of their friend.

As police canvassed the area looking for clues, one angry resident approached an officer.

“Ya’ll don’t give a damn. All you want to do is kill us all. You’re trying to kill us blacks, and one way or another we are all going down,” William Herring of Fourth Street shouted to Police Lt. Charles Broe just after he arrived at the scene on Saturday afternoon.

Broe reacted to the comments by attempting to end the conversation with subtle gestures, but the man continued his barrage of the police department.

“I’m a black person. How many cops do you know are going to look out for that? But if you kill one of these crackers, they’d be out here every day looking for you. That’s the truth. Ya’ll don’t give a damn when black people kill each other. You don’t give a f*** about that,” Herring shouted.

Though Broe did not respond to the claims made by Herring, he did express concern for the situation.

Broe said he hopes the two murders in as many weeks this spring doesn’t bode for a long, hot, violent summer.

“There’s a lot going on, on the streets right now and it’s certainly tough. They were both young kids. We can’t be everywhere at once. It’s very difficult.”

Broe said the police need the public’s aid in solving this crime.

“We’re absolutely looking for the community’s help on this one, and we know there are people here that haven’t come forward that I certainly hope will come forward and help us out on this.”