Elijah Mitchell, 23, was upset that 30-year-old Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano was sleeping in Steuben Playground, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
Eyewitness NewsElijah Mitchell, 23, was allegedly upset that 30-year-old Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano was sleeping in Steuben Playground.A man who was working as a temporary New York City Parks employee has been charged with murder as a hate crime for allegedly shooting a migrant who was living in a Bedford-Stuyvesant playground.
Elijah Mitchell, 23, was upset that 30-year-old Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano was sleeping in Steuben Playground, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office. Marcano -- who was from Venezuela -- had been living in a tent inside the park along with other migrants.Three days later, police say, Mitchell shot Marcano in the chest and then fled the scene."This defendant allegedly came to the location where the victim was staying, armed with a gun, to settle a score," said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
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