Post by Scumhunter on Jan 13, 2022 1:11:13 GMT -5
(Above photo credits: Daily Mail website, click to enlarge)
From CBS New York:
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are offering a $10,000 reward as the search continues for the suspect who shot and killed a 19-year-old Burger King worker during a robbery in East Harlem, even after the worker handed over money.
A memorial is growing outside the restaurant on 116th Street near Lexington Avenue, where cashier Kristal Bayron Nieves was gunned down early Sunday morning.
Her distraught family spoke out Tuesday for the first time since the tragedy, CBS2s Alice Gainer reported.
“Kristal didn’t deserve this. She did not wake up thinking she wouldn’t make it back home. This is hurting our family so much and we just want justice for her already,” cousin Kiara Fuentes said.
Police released images of the robbery that happened just before 1 a.m. on Sunday. They said the suspect entered demanding money. Bayron Nieves was shot in the stomach and died. Two other people were assaulted, but are expected to be OK.
People stopped by the memorial all day Tuesday. Many didn’t even know the victim, but said they felt compelled to pay their respects.
“I just feel bad about it,” one person said.
“I’m a parent also, so any time you lose, whether it’s a loved one or someone who could’ve just as easily been your daughter, it’s very tragic,” Larry Crockett said.
Hopefully, our new mayor will get these guys to do their jobs, bring these guys to justice,” another man said.
Speaking of the new mayor, late Tuesday afternoon Eric Adams joined the group Stand Against Violence East Harlem and Bayron Nieves’ family outside the Burger King, which remains closed.
“The person who did this must be caught, and those who carry guns in my city, we will find you,” Adams said. “You have an opportunity to go and get the services and be part of the organizations and groups and get your life together. You have an opportunity to not bring violence. But you will not use your condition as an excuse to take the life of a 19-year-old.”
“We will no longer tolerate any acts of violence in our community. We are working diligently to reduce all shootings throughout our city,” said Omar Jackson of Stand Against Violence East Harlem."
So far, there have been no arrests in the case. The NYPD is offering a $3,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment, along with a $6,500 reward upon conviction.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @nypdtips. All calls are kept confidential.
newyork.cbslocal.com/2022/01/12/burger-king-shooting-kristal-bayron-nieves-east-harlem-nyc-shootings/
Additional article on case: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10394821/Supermarket-billionaire-John-Catsimatidis-offers-reward-killer-shot-Burger-King-worker.html
Thoughts? In addition to the above mentioned rewards, John Castimatidis, a billionaire who owns the Gristedes supermarket chains in NYC, is also offering a $10,000 reward to find Kristal's killer.
I am posting this case since although it is high-profile here in NYC, it also hits close to home for me as a native New Yorker. I can also relate to Kristal's situation as apparently this was going to be one of her last overnight shifts before moving to days and she wanted to move to days specifically because she feared for her safety. I currently work an overnight shift and I'm pissed off at my job because I was supposed to move to a day shift months ago and they keep finding excuses to delay my transition, which means in addition to working alone at night I'm also still on the subway at 11 pm at night with mentally ill homeless people all over the place (sorry for their situation but my safety is at risk every week they delay me, so I can only imagine what a 19 year old girl must have felt like). I realize they aren't exactly the same situation but that unfortunately crime has went up in NYC, and if we want to get people back to work in these still trying times, especially during odd hours, catching whoever this a-hole is and making people feel safe would go a long way. Of course, the most important aspect of this case is and always will be getting justice for Kristal. There is never closure, but there can be justice.
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