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An arrest tonight for the murder of an imam and his associate shot execution style tonight. Moments ago oscar morel of brooklyn walked out of the precinct in queens charged with Second Degree murder and criminal possession of a murder in connection to the shooting. New information on how cops pinned the murders on mr. Morel. What might be more interesting in this particular case is what hes not charged with. 35yearold oscar morel not charged with a hate crime, though police will not might have been for shooting and killing a popular imam and his friend. Reporter police found the handgun they believe was used to kill a popular imam and his friend. They prayed tonight after 55yearold Imam Maulama Akonjee and 64yearold thara uddin were gunned down in a cold blooded quiet neighborhood. The murder shows a man walking up from behind and firing. Now Police Believe they have the man and the gun he used. Were looking at him for both crimes, for the homicide and that. Reporter a few minutes afte
Led out in handcuffs and avoiding questions, we are getting our first look at the man just charged in the murder of a queens imam and his friend over the weekend. Good evening, im alice gaynor. And im dick brennan. We are live at the scene were police just took the vic them does the victim from police. Reporter the motivation behind the crime that he is accused of is still unknown. 35yearold Oscar Morrell was walked out of the 107th precinct, charged with two counts of seconddegree murder. Surveillance video captured the the intersection at pitkin and pine street and clipped a man on a bicycle. The accident happened less than a mile from where imam and his first friend, assistant thara uddin, were murdered, shot in the head in broad daylight. It happened at 1 50 saturday afternoon. Police say the crash happened just a few minutes later, the car matches the description of the onesie near the shooting. And they were identical. We looked at stickers and decals on each of the windshields a
Connection to the shooting. New information on how cops pinned the murders on mr. Morel. What might be more interesting in this particular case is what hes not charged with. 35yearold oscar morel not charged with a hate crime, though police will not say what his motive might have been for shooting and killing a popular imam and his friend. Reporter police found the believe was used to kill a popular imam and his friend. They prayed tonight after 55yearold Imam Maulama Akonjee and 64yearold thara uddin were gunned down in a cold blooded murder that has shocked this quiet neighborhood. The murder shows a man walking up from behind and firing. Now Police Believe they have the crimes, for the homicide and that. Reporter a few minutes after the imam and his friend were murdered at 79th and liberty in queens, there was a hitandrun at pine streak and pitkin avenue in brooklyn. The war going the wrong way down pine street. Take a look at this Surveillance Video just beyond the two men in the u
Traffic. You have two lanes closed at 108th street with an accident that is the two left lanes. Delays building through here and construction in the westbound lanes of the l. I. E. In this area. And then heading over to the bqe, slow ride eastbound, one to two lanes blocked. Things are still moving okay through this the search is on for a man who attacked a woman in a park on the Upper West Side. Katherine creag has more. This is one of the most popular parks for the people in the Upper West Side. Reporter right. You can almost see people here at all times of the day. A woman was walking her dog when the attack happened in Riverside Park. At least there is a suspect sketch that police and people can go on. A sketch of that suspect. In this area of 107th street in Riverside Park, thats when the attack happened. The suspect walking and she was 48 years old. He asked her what time it was and tried kissing her as he put her in a headlock. She kicked him below the belt and she bit him. We t