Police have arrested a suspect within the Could deadly capturing of a 35-year-old man in Decrease Manhattan, cops introduced Sunday.
Police found the sufferer with a gunshot wound to the chest close to Pearl St. and St. James Place in Two Bridges after receiving a 911 name about an assault in progress shortly earlier than 9 p.m. Could 9.
Medics rushed the sufferer — later recognized by police as Bronx resident Gary Fitzgerald — to Bellevue Hospital, the place medical doctors pronounced him lifeless.
On Could 21, police arrested Michael Barbosa, 34, cops introduced Sunday. Barbosa, who lives on Pearl St. — only one block away from the crime scene — is charged with homicide and prison weapons possession, in keeping with police.
A motive behind the capturing was not instantly recognized.
Fitzgerald, a father of 1 and stepdad of two, is deeply mourned by his household.
“His laughter was music, a tune so sincere, A note of joy for all those to hear. A man of simple pleasures, but oh so profound, In the love for his family, where his joy was found,” his on-line obituary reads.
Along with his household, he beloved gaming and the seashore, in keeping with the obituary.
“His steps echoed laughter, his hugs could cure woes, His jokes brought the smiles, as everyone knows,” the obituary continues in endearing verse. “Funny and loving, with bravery vast, These traits of our Gary will forever last.”
Fitzgerald had two open prison circumstances for assault in Manhattan on the time of his demise, in keeping with on-line information.
Barbosa is at present incarcerated at Rikers Island, on-line information present. His subsequent courtroom date is August 11.
Initially Printed: July 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM EDT
