THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A second person is dead after two shootings that are believed to be connected in the city, according to police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first shooting happened in Brooklyn earlier this week, then in the Bronx Tuesday morning.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Stay connected with community stories that matter: Visit our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n In the Bronx, surveillance showed a gunman storming into the deli<\/a>, with gunshots heard.<\/p>\n The gunman then went behind the counter to the cash register, where and an employee ended up ducking onto the floor.<\/p>\n “I heard the shot, I lay down\u2026and took all the cash,” said the employee.<\/p>\n With a gun in his face and nowhere to run, Muhammed says he just lay down and stayed still.<\/p>\n Police say Jesus Acosta, 31, walked into a deli just after midnight Tuesday to rob the place. Sources say a new surveillance video shows Acosta entering the deli on East 149 Street and Walton Avenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n After the shooting, Acosta can be seen leaving the premises and apparently ditches his maroon hoodie on Walton Avenue.<\/p>\n \u00a0Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The hoodie is key evidence possibly connecting Acosta to a fatal shooting at a fast food restaurant<\/a> on Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville on Sunday.<\/p>\n A 44-year-old employee was shot in the head and died. Another man was also shot but survived.<\/p>\n In the Bronx, workers in the deli are shaken, concerned about their safety.<\/p>\n “I checked myself. I said I’m happy, said Muhammad. ” I don’t care about the money. I was happy to stay alive.”<\/p>\n “It’s crazy you feel for your co-worker, said Jose Bravo, an employee. “You don’t want anyone to be hurt. Everyone wants to come to work and get back home.”<\/p>\n Acosta got away with cash and marijuana from the deli.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the deli in the Bronx, locals are lighting candles to honor the customer who was killed.<\/p>\n Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/p>\n