Sergio Zamora-Mendoza: NY car service driver arrested for beating a man to death and injuring his cousin
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: A car service driver has been arrested by the New York Police Department after he was accused of brutally beating a man to death and severely injuring the victim's cousin during a vicious attack in Brooklyn on Thursday, December 7.
According to the authorities, Sergio Zamora-Mendoza, 33, has been charged with manslaughter and assault in relation to the December 7 attack. Zamora-Mendoza, of 51st Street in Brooklyn, was driving the car when he dropped victims Carlos Guaman, 66, and his 52-year-old cousin off on West 9th Street near Avenue T in Gravesend around 4.40 am, FOX 5 reports.
An altercation broke out between Sergio Zamora-Mendoza and the cousins
A verbal altercation then erupted between Zamora-Mendoza and the cousins, which soon turned violent. Zamora-Mendoza reportedly got out of the vehicle and repeatedly punched the pair in the head, leaving both on the ground before fleeing the scene, police said. When police arrived at the scene, they found the cousins unconscious with head trauma, police said.
Both victims were rushed to Maimonides Medical Center where Guaman was pronounced dead. The other victim remains in critical but stable condition. It is not clear as of now what sparked the initial argument.
The younger cousin was intoxicated at the time of the attack
The younger cousin told investigators he did not remember what happened since he had been drinking and was still highly intoxicated after the attack, sources told the New York Post. The attack was caught on a doorbell camera, according to the publication. Residents said that such an attack is uncommon in the neighborhood.
"I’ve been living in this neighborhood for almost nine years and [this] has never, never happened here," a local resident told the New York Post, adding "I don’t see anybody fighting, it’s always a quiet neighborhood." "It is so bad, what happened and so near to Christmas," he further said.
NYC stabbing incident leaves teenager dead and another injured on Thanksgiving Day
Meaww previously reported that a Long Island man was apprehended following a fatal stabbing incident in New York City on the morning of Thursday, November 24, after one teenager lost his life and another sustained injuries, as reported by the New York Police Department.
Gianluca Bordone, aged 19, is now charged with manslaughter and assault in connection with the deadly encounter. According to a statement by the authorities, a dispute occurred between a 17-year-old boy named Rocco Rodden and a 19-year-old man and another group, resulting in an attack in front of 96 Lafayette St in Chinatown around 1.50 am.
As per the New York Post, sources close to law enforcement revealed that the incident took place outside Live Axe, an axe-throwing bar, where the teenagers had participated in a private party, according to information from police and prosecutors. The authorities did not specify how the altercation between the two groups began, and there was no confirmation that the teens were inside the bar.
