{"id":303148,"date":"2026-07-22T19:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303148\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T19:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:43:14","slug":"police-identify-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-of-man-in-basement-of-fordham-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/303148\/","title":{"rendered":"Police identify suspect in fatal shooting of man in basement of Fordham restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORDHAM, Bronx (WABC) — Police in the Bronx said they have identified the gunman who fatally shot a 29-year-old man last week.<\/p>\n

Authorities say they are searching for 24-year-old Luis Aguero.<\/p>\n

Yeimy Reyes, 29, was shot in the head inside the basement of the M Lounge Restaurant at 2362 Jerome Ave. in the Fordham section just after 4:25 a.m. last Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Reyes was then brought outside to the sidewalk, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

People in the area say the victim worked as a DJ.<\/p>\n

The victim’s wife off camera told Eyewitness News that her husband was at the restaurant selling sunglasses last night.<\/p>\n

The NYPD is still searching for Aguero. There is no word on a motive.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of this individual is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n

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