NYPD: Man accused in fatal Bronx, Brooklyn shootings arrested
Police say the suspect killed two people and wounded a worker during robbery attempts, then stole cash from registers, officials said.
- On Saturday, the NYPD arrested Jesus Acosta in connection with two fatal shootings across the Bronx and Brooklyn that occurred earlier this week.
- Acosta allegedly killed 44-year-old MD Yousuf in a Brooklyn restaurant just after midnight Sunday, then shot 33-year-old Tayvon Shuler at a Bronx deli on Tuesday.
- A $25,000 FBI reward and $10,000 from the United Bodegas of America supported the manhunt for Acosta, a 31-year-old parolee with 13 prior arrests and 11 years served in prison.
- Authorities took Acosta into custody at approximately 10:50 a.m. Saturday and are questioning him at the 43rd Precinct.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his administration is "reducing shootings and murders to the lowest levels in recorded history," while United Bodegas of America President Radahmes Rodriguez called for panic buttons in bodegas.
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NYPD arrests Bronx man in connection with 2 fatal NYC shootings
Police announced Acosta, of the Bronx, had been apprehended on Saturday morning. NYPD officers arrested Jesus Acosta, 31, in connection with two shootings that killed two men and injured a third earlier this week. [ more › ]
Manhunt ends with arrest of violent NYC parolee wanted for 2 murders in 48-hour stickup spree: NYPD
A NYPD manhunt ended Saturday morning when cops arrested a violent parolee wanted for two murders committed during a horrifying 48-hour stickup spree across New York City, police said. Jesus Acosta, 31, was named as the suspect in a shooting at a Bronx deli Tuesday morning and another one at a Brooklyn eatery early Sunday,...
Alleged robber wanted for fatally shooting two men in the Bronx and Brooklyn taken into custody: sources
The suspect wanted for allegedly shooting two men to death in separate robbery attempts in Brooklyn and the Bronx earlier this month was taken into custody on Saturday. According to sources familiar with the investigation, Jesus Acosta was taken into custody at around 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 29 and is being questioned in the 43rd...
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