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Fugitive With Miami Ties Sought In Deadly New York Shooting

Police allege the man shot and killed a 73-year-old man in New York.

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Police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Yonel Pitaud to come forward. Police said he is known to have ties to Miami.
Police are asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of Yonel Pitaud to come forward. Police said he is known to have ties to Miami. (Courtesy Nassau County Police Department)

MIAMI — Authorities in Nassau County, New York, are on the lookout for a wanted man they say has ties to Miami and Fort Myers.

Nassau County Police allege the man, 50-year-old Yonel Pitaud, shot a Joseph Rosembert, 73, multiple times. The victim died from his wounds after being rushed to a hospital.

The man has not been found, but police said he has ties to Smyrna, Tennessee; Hampton and McDonough, Georgia; Fort Myers and Miami, Florida; and Haiti.

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Police ask anyone with information on Pitaud's whereabouts to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-44-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous, and you could receive a cash reward if your information leads to an arrest.

Related: Fugitive Wanted For Murder Of 73-Year-Old Man, Nassau Police Say

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Patch editor Alex Costello contributed to this report.

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