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NYPD searches for suspect linked to two fatal shootings in Brooklyn and the Bronx
Police have identified 31-year-old Jesus Acosta as a suspect in two separate late-night attacks that left two men dead and another injured.
The short version
- The New York City Police Department is seeking 31-year-old Jesus Acosta in connection with fatal shootings in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
- The incidents occurred days apart, including a Sunday business shooting in Brooklyn and a Tuesday robbery shooting at a Bronx deli.
- Police have released surveillance images and descriptions of Acosta as the investigation and search remain ongoing.
Key facts
- The NYPD identified 31-year-old Jesus Acosta as a suspect wanted in connection with two fatal shootings across New York City.[Fox News]
- A shooting shortly after midnight Sunday inside a Brooklyn business left a 44-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound to the head and a 39-year-old man wounded in the leg.[Fox News]
- Around 12:16 a.m. Tuesday, a 33-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest during a deli robbery in the Bronx and later died at a hospital.[Fox News]
- Police described Acosta as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 175 pounds, with tattoos reading 'Bronx' on his hand and 'Bobby' on his left forearm.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- The exact amount of cash taken during the Bronx deli robbery has not been specified.[Fox News]