34-year-old Aboubacar Toure was killed Thursday afternoon while working at an auto body shop in the Morrisania section.
It happened after police say 21-year-old Nasalik Espinosa and a female friend spotted Toure's vehicle in the shop and came up with a plan steal it.The tow truck driver didn't know he was part of an elaborate ruse, which was all captured on surveillance video that was later recovered by the NYPD.
But Toure realized what was happening and confronted Espinosa. At one point he sat on the flatbed to try to stop the vehicle from being stolen. The tow truck left before Espinosa pulled a gun and fatally shot Toure, police say, fleeing the scene.Espinosa and one other person were taken into custody Saturday. Espinosa faces charges of murder and manslaughter.Toure is from Ivory Coast where he will be buried.
"A hard-working guy from day to night, I'm sorry he passed like that,' said business owner Joaquin Gonzalez.
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