Police arrest second man in fatal shootings near Brooklyn migrant shelter

August 2, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

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CLINTON HILL — POLICE HAVE ARRESTED a second man in connection with three deadly shootings that occurred within one block and minutes of each other near a migrant shelter at 29 Ryerson St. in Clinton Hill, police said Thursday. Elijah Mitchell, 23, from 111 Street in Corona, Queens, was charged on Monday, July 29, with murder, gun possession and reckless endangerment in connection with the July 21 shootings. His alleged accomplice, Jorge Said Benitez Villa, 26, was charged with murder on July 24. Mitchell was a seasonal worker with the NYC Parks Department, according to the New York Times.

Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano, 30, and Enny DeJesus Urbina Mendez, 21, were killed. A 59-year-old man was also shot and was listed in critical condition, NYPD said.

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