{"id":329398,"date":"2026-08-25T17:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329398\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:24:46","slug":"man-wanted-for-shootings-in-bronx-and-brooklyn-businesses-that-left-1-dead-2-wounded-in-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329398\/","title":{"rendered":"Man wanted for shootings in Bronx and Brooklyn businesses that left 1 dead, 2 wounded in 48 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

A manhunt is underway for a gunman the NYPD believes is behind two violent incidents this week: a shooting in a Brooklyn fast food restaurant that left one worker dead<\/a> and another wounded and the hold-up of a Bronx bodega in which a customer was shot in the chest.<\/p>\n

Cops named the suspect as 31-year-old Jesus Acosta and released surveillance footage of him as they asked the public\u2019s help tracking him down.<\/p>\n

Cops believe Acosta shot a 44-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant to death moments after midnight Sunday inside American Best Wings & Pizza on Rockaway Ave. in Brownsville, where the victim worked. Another worker there, age 39, was shot in the leg and is recovering, police said.<\/p>\n

\"AA 44-year-old man was shot in the head and a 39-year-old man was blasted in the right leg inside American Best Wings & Pizza in Brownsville moments after midnight, cops said. (Theodore Parisienne \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

Just over 48 hours later Acosta burst into 149 Grill & Deli on E. 149th St. near Walton Ave. in Mott Haven and shot a 33-year-old customer in the chest, according to cops.<\/p>\n

A worker at the register then stepped away, apparently after the gun was pointed at him, with video showing the gunman grabbing as much cash as he could before fleeing.<\/p>\n

It appears he also grabbed papers from the shot customer\u2019s victim\u2019s backpack, video<\/a> shows, though it\u2019s not clear if Acosta knows the victim.<\/p>\n

The shot customer was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice released images of Jesus Acosta, wanted for killing a fast food worker in Brooklyn and shooting a deli customer in the Bronx (inset) before stealing money from the register and running off. (United Bodegas of America; Google)<\/p>\n

Cops say Acosta\u2019s last known address is in the Soundview area of the Bronx. He is described as 5-foot-11 and has \u201cBronx\u201d tattooed on his hand and \u201cBobby\u201d tattooed on his left forearm.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on Acosta\u2019s whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers<\/a> at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.<\/p>\n

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