Police: Bronx smoke shop employee arrested in fatal shooting of would-be robber

A Bronx smoke shop employee was arrested and charged Friday in the fatal shooting of a would-be robber, police say.

News 12 Staff

Nov 10, 2023, 5:51 PM

Updated 556 days ago

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A Bronx smoke shop employee was arrested and charged Friday in the fatal shooting of a would-be robber, police say.
Investigators say Fares Alhazmi, 26, fatally shot Romel Carey, 23, in the head Nov. 8 when Carey tried robbing the smoke shop Alhazmi worked in on East Tremont Avenue.
Alhazmi was charged with criminal possession of a firearm.
No other information has been revealed at this time.