Cops link Ridge-B’hurst merchant slays to same gun
Store owners in Bensonhurst and Bay Ridge are on edge in the wake of reports that police have linked the murders of two merchants to the same gun.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Affairs Paul Browne told reporters that police believe the same gun was used to kill both Isaac Kadare, owner of the Amazing 99 Cent Deals store at 1877 86th St. in Bensonhurst, and Mohamed Gebeli, proprietor of Valentino Fashion, at 7718 Fifth Ave. in Bay Ridge. He also said that in both instances, the bodies were left in similar positions.
The murder weapon was a .22 caliber pistol, the Daily News reported.