Man charged with deadly NYC robbery, beating

Nickoles Rodriguez was arrested by the NYPD for the lethal assault and theft of 51-year-old Pedro Rodriguez within the Bronx.
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A Bronx man was arrested for the lethal assault and theft of a 51-year-old neighborhood resident, police stated.

Nickoles Rodriguez, 24, was collared by cops Friday afternoon and charged with homicide and theft in reference to the June 25 incident, authorities stated.

Police that day responded to a theft name in entrance of 130 West 230th St. at round 6:15 a.m. and located the 51-year-old mendacity on the bottom, unconscious, with face and head wounds, cops stated.

The “unresponsive” sufferer, Pedro Rodriguez, of the Bronx, was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital, the place he died from his accidents on July 2, the NYPD stated.

Surveillance footage of three individuals seen close to the place the sufferer was discovered on June 25, 2022.

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It’s not but clear if the 2 males had been associated.

On the time of the assault, three unidentified males had been see getting out of a maroon Kia Optima, with a New Jersey lisense plate quantity D19-NWB and strolling towards the place the sufferer was standing, police stated. A short while later, the trio re-entered the automobile and drove away.

“The investigation stays ongoing,” the NYPD stated on Saturday.

Anybody with info in regard to this incident is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).