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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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.
NYC parks employee charged with murder as hate crime in shooting of migrant
Elijah Mitchell, the NYC Parks Department employee accused of fatally shooting Venezuelan migrant Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano last month in Steuben Park, now faces murder as a hate crime charge.
NYC Parks Dept. worker charged with hate crime for deadly shooting of migrant who pitched tent in park
The 23-year-old alleged killer was assigned to clean Steuben Playground near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Clinton Hill and grew enraged that migrants from nearby shelters set up camp in the park.
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