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NYPD arrests Bronx man in connection with 2 fatal NYC shootings
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- Jesus Acosta, 31, was arrested by NYPD in connection with two shootings that killed two men and injured another in Brooklyn and the Bronx earlier this week.
- The shootings occurred on August 23 at American Best Pizza and Wings in Brownsville, Brooklyn, killing MD Yousef, 44, and on August 25 at 149 Grill & Deli in the South Bronx, killing Tayvon Shuler, 33.
- Acosta, a Bronx resident and violent repeat offender with 13 prior arrests, had been released on parole in April after serving 11 years for assault and weapons charges.
- The FBI had offered a $25,000 reward and the United Bodegas of America a $10,000 reward for information leading to Acosta’s arrest, with UBA leaders calling for enhanced security measures in bodegas.
- UBA President Radahmes Rodriguez criticized the justice system for releasing Acosta, emphasizing the need for preventive actions to avoid further violence.
