A man suspected of fatally shooting a customer during a Bronx deli robbery is also being sought in a separate deadly shooting in Brooklyn that occurred two days earlier, police said.
The NYPD identified the suspect as 31-year-old Jesus Acosta, who investigators say is wanted in connection with two fatal shootings that took place just days apart in New York City, police told News Outlet.
The most recent incident unfolded at about 12:16 a.m. Tuesday inside 149 Grill & Deli at 143 East 149th Street in the Bronx. Police said a gunman approached a 33-year-old man and fired several shots, striking him multiple times in the chest, according to authorities and FOX 5 New York.
Acosta, 31, is wanted by the NYPD in connection with the shootings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, which happened days apart. (@NYPDnews via X)
Following the shooting, the suspect forced his way behind the counter, took an undisclosed amount of cash from the register area and ran from the store, police said.
The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was initially reported to be in stable condition. He later died from his injuries on Tuesday, and police reclassified the investigation as a homicide.
Authorities said Acosta is also wanted in a shooting that occurred shortly after midnight Sunday inside 842 Rockaway Ave. in Brooklyn, where a 44-year-old man was killed and another man was injured.
The New York Post reported that the Brooklyn location is American Best Wings & Pizza.
Surveillance image released by the NYPD shows a person sought in connection with a deadly Bronx deli robbery. (NYPD)
Officers responding to a 911 call about an assault in progress found the 44-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the head and a 39-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
Both men were taken to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where the 44-year-old was pronounced dead. The 39-year-old man was listed in stable condition, according to police.
“Have you seen Jesus Acosta? He is wanted for the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man on 8/23 inside 842 Rockaway Ave in Brooklyn and a robbery from 8/25 at 143 East 149 St in the Bronx,” the NYPD wrote on X before announcing that the Bronx victim had also died.
Acosta is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes.
The NYPD released surveillance images while seeking the public’s help locating Jesus Acosta. (NYPD)
He has the word “Bronx” tattooed on his hand and the name “Bobby” tattooed on his left forearm, the NYPD told News Outlet.
Police released surveillance images of Acosta and are urging anyone who recognizes him to come forward.
