Crime & Safety

Shooter Who Killed Dog, Woman At Bed-Stuy Bodega Revealed: Cops

The suspect shot Jennifer Ynoa and her dog at a Dekalb Avenue bodega on Sunday, police said.

Cops are searching for a suspect who shot Jennifer Ynoa and her dog at a Dekalb Avenue bodega on Sunday, police said.
Cops are searching for a suspect who shot Jennifer Ynoa and her dog at a Dekalb Avenue bodega on Sunday, police said. (NYPD.)

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Police have released photos of the man who fatally shot a woman and her dog in a Bed-Stuy bodega earlier this week.

The NYPD released surveillance photos late Tuesday of the suspect who shot 36-year-old Jennifer Ynoa and her dog inside the Dekalb Avenue smoke shop around 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, according to police.

The man is between 30 and 40 years old and was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and gray pants, police said.

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Ynoa was found shot in the torso on the ground outside of the store between Franklin Avenue and Skillman Street that night. She was rushed to Brooklyn Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

Ynoa's brown-and-white pitbull, who was on a leash with her at the bodega, also died from the shooting, according to reports.

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Ynoa lived a few blocks from the shop on Lafayette Street, records show.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organization also revealed Tuesday that they will offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction — including for felony cruelty to animals — of the person responsible.

Here's a photo of the man, taken from inside the bodega:

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

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