Police Nab Second Gunman Linked To Deadly Shootings In Brooklyn: NYPD

BROOKLYN, NY — A second man has been arrested in connection with three deadly shootings that occurred within minutes of each other near a Brooklyn migrant shelter, police said Friday.

Elijah Mitchell, 23, from Corona, was charged on Tuesday with murder, gun possession and reckless endangerment in connection with the July 21 shooting. His alleged accomplice, Jorge Said Benitez Villa, 26, was charged with murder last Thursday.

Police reported that three people were fatally shot in two incidents just minutes apart: one in front of a migrant shelter at 29 Ryerson St. and the other at a nearby park on Flushing Avenue and Steuben Street.

The Parks Department has since confirmed that Mitchell was a seasonal employee at the park.

The police said that Mitchell fired multiple shots at the man, Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano, 30, before driving away in a blue sedan, according to a law enforcement official.

Rodriguez-Marcano was rushed by EMS to New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Police have determined that Benitez-Villa then shot Enny de Jesus Urbina Mendez, 21, and Francisco Fuentes Rangel, 59, before fleeing the scene.

Urbina Mendez, who was struck multiple times, died shortly after being rushed to Bellevue Hospital. Fuentes Rangel, who was shot in the head, was taken to New York Presbyterian Methodist Hospital, where he died two days later.

The Parks Department informed the New York Times that Mitchell was suspended following his arrest and that the department was proceeding with efforts to terminate his employment.