The shooting was initially thought to be gang related.
“This defendant allegedly came to the location where the victim was staying, armed with a gun, to settle a score,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement. “This premeditated and cold-blooded homicide is outrageous on many levels, not least because the alleged motive was hatred toward new arrivals to our city.”
The attack was part of a chaotic night that included two other fatal shootings nearby. NYPD officials initially told Gothamist that they believed both incidents were connected to migrant gangs, but police have not released any information thus far suggesting the shootings were gang related. Marcano reportedly confronted Mitchell, who went to a vehicle and allegedly came back to flash a gun in his waistband. He was pulled away by other parks employees, according to the statement. The parks department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Just minutes later, two other migrants were shot near the shelter, on Ryerson Street. Enny DeJesus Urbina Mendez, 21, and Francisco Fuentes Rangel, 59, both died of their injuries. Police later announced charges against 26-year-old Jorge Said Benitez Villa for that incident.
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