{"id":1024587,"date":"2026-08-26T04:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1024587\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T04:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:50:20","slug":"nypd-releases-images-of-suspect-wanted-in-deadly-bronx-brooklyn-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1024587\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD releases images of suspect wanted in deadly Bronx, Brooklyn shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n

A man accused of gunning down a customer during a Bronx deli robbery<\/a> is also wanted in connection with a deadly Brooklyn shooting two days earlier, police said.<\/p>\n

The suspect, identified by the NYPD as 31-year-old Jesus Acosta, is being hunted in connection with two deadly shootings that unfolded days apart across New York City<\/a>, police told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

The latest attack happened around 12:16 a.m. Tuesday at 149 Grill & Deli at 143 East 149th Street in the Bronx, where a gunman approached a 33-year-old man and opened fire, striking him multiple times in the chest, according to police and FOX 5 New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The suspect, identified by the NYPD as 31-year-old Jesus Acosta, is being sought in connection with the two shootings that unfolded days apart in Brooklyn and the Bronx. (@NYPDnews via X)<\/p>\n

After the shooting, the gunman forcibly removed an unknown amount of cash from behind the register and fled, police said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The victim was rushed to Lincoln Hospital and was initially listed in stable condition, but later died from his injuries Tuesday. Police subsequently deemed the case a homicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Acosta is also wanted in connection with a shooting inside 842 Rockaway Ave. in Brooklyn shortly after midnight Sunday that left a 44-year-old man dead and another man wounded, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n

The New York Post<\/a> identified the location as American Best Wings & Pizza.<\/p>\n

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Surveillance image released by the NYPD shows a person sought in connection with a deadly Bronx deli robbery. (NYPD)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“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<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

Acosta is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n

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The NYPD released surveillance images while seeking the public\u2019s help locating Jesus Acosta. (NYPD)<\/p>\n

He has the word “Bronx” tattooed on his hand and the name “Bobby” tattooed on his left forearm, the NYPD told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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Police released surveillance images of Acosta and are urging anyone who recognizes him to come forward.<\/p>\n

Sophia Compton is a Writer at Fox News Digital. Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer. She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Story tips can be sent to sophia.compton@fox.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man accused of gunning down a customer during a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1024588,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,4219,4221,83859,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,76332,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-1024587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-crime","tag-homicide","tag-manhunt","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-police-and-law-enforcement","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1024587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1024587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1024588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1024587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1024587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1024587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}