Detectives lead Thomas Abreu out of the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows where he was charged with murder and other crimes for his shooting rampage through Richmond Hill on Saturday morning.
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A Brooklyn man is facing 25 years to life in prison after he was charged with murder and other crimes for his rolling reign of terror through the streets of Richmond Hill on Saturday morning in a shooting rampage that left an 86-year-old man dead and three others injured.
Thomas Abreu, 25, of Elton Street in Cypress Hills, is awaiting arraignment on a complaint charging him with murder in the second degree, four counts of attempted murder in the second degree, two counts of assault in the first degree, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
According to the charges, at around 11:10 a.m. on June 8, Abreu was observed on video surveillance on Ashford Street and Arlington Avenue in Brooklyn driving a moped and wearing a green shirt when he allegedly shot a 21-year-old man in the back. The victim was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Approximately 16 minutes later, Abreu rode into Richmond Hill at 108th Street and Jamaica Avenue, where he was again observed by video surveillance — and by an eyewitness — wearing a green shirt, as well as a fanny pack on his shoulder. He approached 86-year-old Homod Ali Saeidi outside May’s Beauty salon located at 108-19 Jamaica Ave. and shot him in the back, according to the charges. That victim was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short while later.
Approximately one minute later, at the same location, Abreu fired at a pedestrian walking on the sidewalk. The shooting was again observed on video surveillance and by an eyewitness. The pedestrian was not injured.
Moments later, video surveillance captured Abreu on 126th Street and Hillside Avenue. He pulled up next to a parked minivan and…
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