{"id":329980,"date":"2026-08-26T08:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329980\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T08:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:22:16","slug":"nyc-manhunt-underway-for-suspect-accused-of-deadly-shootings-across-2-boroughs-days-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/329980\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC manhunt underway for suspect accused of deadly shootings across 2 boroughs days apart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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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

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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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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’s help locating Jesus Acosta.<\/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

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