The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Brooklyn restaurant last weekend and a deadly robbery at a bodega in The Bronx was arrested Saturday, according to New York City Police.<\/p>\n
The manhunt for Jesus Acosta, 31, included the FBI’s New York office, which posted a $25,000 reward, and the bodegas’ union, which doubled its offering as the search went on this week for the man believed to have killed two people in different stores, in different boroughs, within a 48-hour window.<\/p>\n
Authorities say Acosta was seen on surveillance video firing at a customer in a bodega on East 149th Street in Concourse just after midnight Tuesday, then running behind the counter and stealing fistfuls of cash.<\/p>\n
The NYPD arrested Jesus Acosta this morning.<\/p>\n
Thank you to our cops, detectives, and New Yorkers for their work on locating him. https:\/\/t.co\/Kx8WcwOCSn<\/p>\n
\u2014 NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 29, 2026<\/p>\n
The victim shot and killed was identified Wednesday as 33-year-old Tayvon Shuler.<\/p>\n
Two days before that shooting, just after midnight Sunday in Brooklyn, police say the same suspect was believed to have been the person who shot two restaurant employees in Brownsville, killing one of them. <\/p>\n
Records show the suspect has a criminal history. Acosta served 10 years in prison for assault and criminal possession of a weapon before his release on parole in April. <\/p>\n
Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-New York City) was asked at an unrelated press conference Wednesday if, given Acosta’s record, more should have been done \u2014 either before or after his release \u2014 to prevent incidents such as the two deaths that just occurred.<\/p>\n
“To me, every day is an opportunity for us to do more,” Mamdani said. “We’re proud of the fact that we’re reducing shootings and murders to the lowest levels in recorded history in our city, and we also know that there’s always more work to be done — especially as we’re speaking about this in the Bronx, where in recent weeks we’ve seen the kinds of shootings that have torn families apart.” <\/p>\n
Before Saturday’s arrest, Acosta was last seen running away from the East 149th Street scene in sweatpants and a maroon hooded sweatshirt; cops said he ditched the latter about a half-block away.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank the NYPD and FBI for capturing Jesus Acosta,” said Radahmes Rodriguez, President of United Bodegas of America in a statement. But Rodriguez added “The justice system failed when a violent repeat offender with 13 prior arrests was released and returned to our streets. Two innocent people are dead. We cannot wait for another Jesus Acosta.”<\/p>\n
This is a breaking story. Watch News 4 New York at 6:30 PM for the latest.<\/p>\n
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