Man Who Killed Father Arrested in Manhattan – NBC New York (47)

NEW YORK – A suspect who allegedly shot a father to death inside a Manhattan warehouse while his daughter stood by has been arrested, police say.

Joseph Morros, 27, was charged with murder and possession of a weapon in the December 15 shooting at the 144 Gastronomy in Nagle Ave in Inwood, said the woman in uniform. The victim, Tykeem Berry, was inside the deli shortly after 4pm buying snacks for her daughter when the fatal crash occurred.

Surveillance video showed the alleged attacker, Morros, in a green North Face jacket standing outside the front door of the store screaming and reaching for something with his right hand. Moments later, the footage shows who she was yelling at: Tykeem Berry, 30, seen wearing a red jacket as he set his headphones down on the counter.

Employees behind the register appeared to be telling Berry to stay inside the store, when suddenly Morros allegedly stormed into the warehouse and pulled out a firearm. Berry wrestled with him, the video showed, before police said he had been shot in the chest at point-blank range.

Another surveillance camera captured the suspected shooter running across the street as he fled the scene. The owner of the winery noticed people crowding around the victim during his last moments.

“He called for help, he held out his hand, and then everyone grabbed him and came to help him,” owner Ahmad El-Myndcer said.

Someone who was there before the police arrived as a witness said Berry lost consciousness. The victim was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital, police said.

What the cameras did not catch were the store’s employees and customers protecting the victim’s daughter, who was inside the store at the time of the bloodshed. El-Myndcer said the girl is between 8 and 10 years old.

“I don’t want the children to see their father. They killed him, she will affect them in the future, she will have a problem, a problem,” El-Myndcer said. “We keep her inside her, we give her sodas, we give her what she wants.”

The shop owner told our sister chain Nbc New York that the victim had been a loyal customer for 15 years. Every morning she stopped by the store to order a sandwich for her daughter before driving her to school.

The police questioned the witnesses, who were many, as there were people inside and outside the warehouse. What sparked the argument between the two men wasn’t immediately clear.