{"id":332550,"date":"2026-08-29T07:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332550\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T07:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T07:50:20","slug":"manhunt-on-for-accused-killer-of-deli-and-pizza-shop-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/332550\/","title":{"rendered":"Manhunt on for accused killer of deli and pizza shop workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

BROWNSVILLE\/THE BRONX \u2014 POLICE ARE SEARCHING for Jesus Acosta, 31, a Bronx resident suspected of shooting and killing two men and wounding a third during robberies of a pizza restaurant in Brooklyn and a deli in the Bronx. Both of the deceased \u2014 Tayvon Schuler, 33, and MD Yousef, 44 \u2014 were residents of Brooklyn who were shot while working in their shops.<\/p>\n

Yousef was shot in the head inside the American Best Wings & Pizza restaurant at 842 Rockaway Ave. near Newport Street. A 39-year-old coworker was shot in the right leg and survived. Schuler was shot on Tuesday just after midnight inside 143 E. 149th St. in the Bronx. The suspect cleaned out the register and fled. Schuler later died.<\/p>\n

Acosta is described as having a light complexion, 5 feet and 11 inches, 175 pounds, short brown hair, and brown eyes. He has the word \u201cBronx\u201d tattooed on his hand and the name \u201cBobby\u201d tattooed on his left forearm.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), on X @NYPDTips, or by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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