Police have arrested and charged a second suspect in the Nov. 1 stabbing death of Bronx resident Gabriel Sherwood.

James D. Garlick, whose girlfriend lived across the street from the University Heights building where he Sherwood was murdered, was arrested in Manhattan on Nov. 11. Police charged him with murder in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon, according to a court report filed by the Bronx District Attorney’s office.

Garlick, who often went by his middle name, Darnell, lived in the building next door to Sherwood’s long-time partner, Prum Odle. Odle was shocked when he learned that Garlick was wanted in the case.

“The guy that killed my partner, I don’t know what came into his mind that day. He was a very nice person,” Odle said. “When I found out he was the one, I felt so sad.”

Sherwood suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso during an altercation in the lobby of 2460 Grand Ave. Security cameras captured the entire struggle on tape.

Dhalep Dass, the building’s super, saw footage from the cameras before police seized the material. According to Dass, a man stabbed Sherwood while a woman kicked and punched the victim. The attack ended when a second woman came to the door and spoke to the attackers. All three then fled the scene, Dass said.

Johanna Rivera, the female suspect, was arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder on Nov. 2. Rivera, 26, lived across the street from where the incident occurred.

The motive behind this vicious attack remains unclear, but some residents pointed to an earlier altercation as a possible cause.

Lisa Rivera, Garlick’s girlfriend, admitted she had a run in with Sherwood about a half hour before he was killed. She said Sherwood started yelling at her when the cab she was getting out of failed to give him, the pedestrian, the right of way.

“He was yelling at me, telling me to suck on his private parts and making some racist comments,” Rivera said. “He was vey harsh, very loud, to the point that other people heard him.”

She said that when she went up to her apartment, Sherwood sat in front of 2460 Grand Avenue. He continued yelling and making rude comments to people who passed by him, Rivera said.

Rivera has not been charged in connection with the case.

Whatever the reason behind the attack, many residents said they were frightened by the murder. It was one of three homicides in the 52nd Precinct during a one-week period spanning from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5.

Lovina Sankar, who has lived at 2460 Grand Ave. for five years, said she is fearful.

“You see strange people coming in here and hanging out on the stairs. You get scared,” she said. “I have two little children. You want something better for your kids.”