Casero killed a tenant who invaded his apartment in New York – El Diario NY

LaShawn Craig, an MTA employee and military veteran, was arrested on suspicion of “justifiable homicide” for self-defense, for shooting to death his tenant Timothy Jones when he found him masked inside his apartment in Brooklyn (NYC).

Craig He was only accused of illegal possession of weapons yesterday for the incident that occurred around 9:40 pm on Friday. According to the NYPD, the 64-year-old victim had broken into her landlord’s apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant armed with a Taser, masked and gloved.

The landlord, a 45-year-old MTA train operator, told Jones to leave the apartment and then saw him reaching into his pockets, at which point he shot him, according to prosecutors.

Jones was shot in the torso. Craig He called 911 after the shooting and handed the gun he didn’t have a license for to police. a Smith and Wesson 40 caliber pistol, he detailed New York Post.

The injured man died after being taken to Kings County Hospital Center. Sources said Craig and Jones, a 64-year-old career criminal, They had been arguing about family photos. before the dispute took a violent turn.

“Where are my pictures?” Jones had allegedly shouted from inside the building on Pulaski Street near Malcolm X Boulevard, where he lived with Craig.

The gunman, who had no criminal record, was arrested Sunday and arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday on two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

While prosecutors requested a $50,000 bond, a judge placed Craig on supervised release, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office.

Jones had more than 20 prior arrests, primarily for narcotics and domestic violence, as well as an aggravated charge of unlicensed operator, sources said. In June of last year He had been seriously injured in a shooting inside his apartment. on the 2nd floor of the same building.

That incident, which did not involve Craig, resulted in the death of Briana Zaret, 19, who had shown up at the apartment with a male companion. looking to buy cocaineaccording to sources.

MTA spokesman Michael Cortez said Craig, who has worked for the agency since 2014, “is being retained from service pending a review of all the facts.”

All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

In recent days there have been several incidents of extreme violence between landlords and tenants in New York. Last week a man confessed to killing three people in an old dispute over unpaid rent in Queens.

Also this month, the owner of a building in Brooklyn (NYC) was arrested on suspicion of starting a fire with his tenants inside, for non-payment of rent.