Man arrested in 2 NYC homicides after weeklong manhunt
Acosta, of the Bronx, is now charged in the deaths of 44-year-old M.D. Yousef and 33-year-old Tayvon Shuler. Both men were unsuspecting victims, killed just days apart.
A man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing two Brooklyn men during separate incidents in Brooklyn and the Bronx, according to an NYPD X post.
Jesus Acosta, 31, was taken into custody on Saturday morning, following a weeklong manhunt.
Acosta, of the Bronx, is now charged in the deaths of 44-year-old M.D. Yousef and 33-year-old Tayvon Shuler. Both men were unsuspecting victims, killed just days apart.
Police say the first shooting happened inside American Best Wings and Pizza on Rockaway Parkway on Aug. 22. Acosta allegedly opened fire just after midnight, killing Yousef and wounding a second man - both employees.
Just three days later, Acosta allegedly barged into a Bronx deli and shot and killed Shuler before robbing the business.
News 12 previously reported that state records showed Acosta served an 11-year prison sentence for attempted murder and was released on parole around four months ago.
Police first identified Acosta as the alleged gunman on Tuesday. The list of charges he now faces was not available as of Saturday afternoon.
The United Bodegas of America offered on Wednesday a $10,000 reward for information leading to Acosta's arrest. The following day, the FBI offered a $25,000 reward.
UBA spoke out about the tragic incidents, demanding justice and advocating for additional safety measures for deli employees.
“Give us protection, panic buttons and the legal ability to defend ourselves and impose a mandatory three- to five-year prison sentence on anyone convicted of carrying an illegal gun. We cannot wait for another deadly shooter who does not care about human life,” said UBA President Radahmes Rodriguez.
