23-year-old NYC Parks worker Elijah Mitchell indicted on hate crime charges for fatal shooting of Venezuelan migrant Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano.

23-year-old NYC Parks Department worker Elijah Mitchell has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges, including second-degree murder as a hate crime, in connection with the fatal shooting of Venezuelan migrant Arturo Jose Rodriguez Marcano in Brooklyn. Mitchell allegedly became angry at migrants staying in Steuben Playground, where he was assigned to clean. The incident occurred three days after an altercation between Mitchell and Rodriguez Marcano at the park. Mitchell has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on October 23.

August 21, 2024
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