US EditionNYC parks worker charged with murder as a hate crime in killing of migrant
- A New York City parks worker has been indicted for murder as a hate crime after fatally shooting Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano at a migrant encampment in Brooklyn, according to a prosecutor.
- Elijah Mitchell, 23, was upset over migrants living in Steuben Playground and had previously confronted them before the shooting on July 21.
- Mitchell pleaded not guilty and faces multiple charges with bail set at $350,000 cash or $2.5 million bond. He could face 25 years to life in prison if convicted.
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Elijah Mitchell, 23, a temporary park employee in New York, fatally attacked Arturo José Rodríguez Marcano, 30, on July 21
Off-duty NYC employee accused of fatally shooting migrant: DA
KINGS COUNTY, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- An off-duty New York City Parks employee was indicted for fatally shooting a migrant in Brooklyn on July 21, officials announced. The shooting happened at Steuben Playground at around 10:40 p.m., according to court documents. More Local News Police received multiple 911 calls on July 21 and located Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano, 30, with a gunshot wound inside Steuben Park. He was taken to a local hospit…
NYC worker charged with hate crime murder in killing of migrant
New York — A parks worker for New York City accused of fatally shooting a man at a migrant encampment in Brooklyn has been indicted on charges including murder as a hate crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday.Authorities allege Elijah Mitchell, 23, of Queens, was upset that migrants were living in Steuben Playground, which he was assigned to clean as a temporary worker. They said he shot Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano, 30, from Venezuela, in the ches…
Queens man charged with hate crime after shooting death of Venezuelan migrant, police say
A man was indicted on multiple hate crime charges in connection with the fatal July shooting of a Venezuelan migrant in Brooklyn, allegedly motivated by anger over migrants staying at a local park, prosecutors said Wednesday.
A New York City park worker accused of fatally shooting a man at a migrant camp in Brooklyn has been formally charged with charges that include murder as a hate crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Authorities allege that Elijah Mitchell, 23, a resident of Queens, was upset that there were immigrants living in the Steuben children's playground, who had been assigned to clean as a temporary worker. They said he shot Arturo José Rodríguez Marcano, …
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