{"id":302829,"date":"2026-07-22T13:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/302829\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:40:10","slug":"nypd-ids-suspect-wanted-in-fatal-shooting-of-man-29-in-bronx-restaurant-basement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/302829\/","title":{"rendered":"NYPD IDs suspect wanted in fatal shooting of man, 29, in Bronx restaurant basement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cops on Tuesday identified a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/07\/16\/man-29-fatally-shot-in-head-during-quarrel-with-2-men-in-bronx-restaurant-basement\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a 29-year-old father during an argument<\/a> in the basement of a Bronx restaurant and lounge.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Aguero, 24, is being sought in connection with the murder of Yeimy Reyes, who was shot in the head during a quarrel with two men in the cellar of M Lounge Restaurant on Jerome Ave. near E. 184th St. in Fordham around 4:30 a.m. last Thursday, according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Police released two images of Aguero, including a mug shot and a surveillance still that shows him wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, and are requesting the public\u2019s help in tracking him down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Yeimi Gabriel Reyes was fatally shot in the basement of a Bronx lounge on Thursday.\" width=\"3000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784727609_898_0718b1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9149641\" \/>Yeimi Gabriel Reyes was fatally shot in the basement of a Bronx lounge on Thursday. (Courtesy of Family)<\/p>\n<p>Aguero has a criminal record that includes two arrests in New York City, with charges including unlicensed operator and resisting arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Reyes was shot after arguing with two men, who fled the place and remain on the loose. Several other people were caught on surveillance cameras fleeing the area.<\/p>\n<p>One suspect wore all black and black sunglasses, while the other sported a green shirt with white lettering and black-and-white sneakers, cops said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A 29-year-old man was fatally shot during an argument with two men at the M Lounge Restaurant on Jerome Ave. near E. 184th St. in the Bronx on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)\" width=\"3216\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TNY-P39-20260716-080327-2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9146076\" \/>A 29-year-old man was fatally shot during an argument with two men at the M Lounge Restaurant on Jerome Ave. near E. 184th St. in the Bronx on Thursday. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n<p>Reyes\u2019 family said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/07\/18\/bronx-dj-killed-inside-lounge-was-selling-sunglasses-to-support-son-back-home-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he went to the night club looking to sell sunglasses<\/a> to support his 8-year-old son and the boy\u2019s mother living in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother calls (his son) every day and works here and sends money,\u201d Reyes\u2019 sister Maria Fernanda Sangrony Negron, told the Daily News. \u201cHe was a good father. Oh, my God, he loved his son.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to call <a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime Stoppers<\/a> at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cops on Tuesday identified a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old father during an argument&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,262,263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,265,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-302829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-city","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-sub-county-region","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}