A man with an unspecified gunshot wound to his hand has been arrested in the murder of a Brooklyn wine shop employee who was allegedly shot to death after refusing to give him free cigars, police and sources say.
Daquan David, 29, was charged with murder and weapons possession after the NYPD’s warrant unit tracked him down in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, NYPD and law enforcement officials said.
Officials said the suspect had a gunshot wound to his hand when he was taken into custody and was uncooperative with detectives.
Officials said it was not clear how he sustained his injuries, but added that they were not caused by police and that he was sent to a local hospital after his arrest.
David shot and killed Nazim Berry during an argument over a $2 Black & Mild cigar outside Amin Deli in Crown Heights on February 26, the victim’s mother, Danette Hawley, told the Post. Told.
After demanding cigars without paying, David allegedly returned to the warehouse with a gun, struggled with Berry outside, and then shot him in the head.
“They said there was an argument…and he pointed the gun at the side of his head and the back of his head and shot him,” said a heartbroken Holly near the scene.
Berry was rushed to Kings County Hospital Center but could not be saved, authorities said.
Customers said the bodega clerk was remembered as a loving worker who “didn’t bother anyone” as he stocked shelves and cleaned the outside of the store.
His shooting occurred days before two other people were shot and killed during separate attacks in Crown Heights.
According to police sources, the suspect who killed Berry was arrested in July 2013 on suspicion of being in possession of a weapon.
Meanwhile, United Bodega of America, which offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case, argued that David should be sentenced to life in prison.
Holley echoed those remarks Wednesday night.
“I want people to throw away the keys,” Holly told the Post.
“I don’t want him to have no bail.
“I’m telling you, he had an opportunity to change his mind when he left the warehouse to come back to get his gun,” the grieving mother said.
“He had plenty of time to think about his life and Nazim’s life and what he was about to make happen, but he still decided to make that choice. So he paid the price with his life. You need to pay.”
