shows the uniformed officer, his gun drawn, positioned outside the Bronx shop's front door moments after a 911 call. In a flash, the store manager rushes out the door. Closely behind with his head down is Reynaldo Cuevas, who runs full speed into the officer, sending both men tumbling to the sidewalk.
Twenty-year-old Reynaldo Cuevas was running away from the ambush in September when he slammed into Officer Ramysh Bangali. The officer was responding to the robbery call. Investigators say the impact caused the officer's gun to discharge and a stray bullet hit Cuevas, killing the young father.
We believe it was murder unless it is proved any differently, said activist Fernando Mateo, who is representing the family of Reynaldo Cuevas, the 20-year-old fatally shot early Friday after running into a cop while fleeing a stickup at his familys shop in Morrisania.
Date: Sep 10, 2012
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Mother of killed unarmed bodega worker collapses at press conference
"That is for a grand jury of the people of Bronx County to determine."Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has said that Reynaldo Cuevas was "accidentally" shot as he ran out of the bodega, where an officer waited with his gun drawn after a report of an armed robbery in progress. Cuevas collided with
Date: Sep 10, 2012
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Prosecutors probe shooting of store clerk by NY police
A spokesman for Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson told CNN on Monday that prosecutors were probing the death of Reynaldo Cuevas, 20, who was killed early Friday while fleeing a robbery at a bodega.
The family of Reynaldo Cuevas and attorney Sanford Rubenstein met with District Attorney Robert Johnson to better understand the role his office plays in police-involved shootings and express their concerns.
Date: Sep 09, 2012
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Bodega Worker Mistakenly Shot and Killed by Cops: Witness
A short time later, Reynaldo Cuevas, a 20-year-old bodega employee, exited the store and was shot dead by cops, according to a relative of the slain youth. The victim's cousin Jose Garcia said he witnessed the scene and that Cuevas, a nephew of the store's owner, did not have his hands raised as
Date: Sep 07, 2012
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[UPDATE] Ray Kelly: NYPD Shooting Of Bodega Worker Was Accidental
The press conference is underway, and so far Kelly has told reporters that the NYPD did shoot the employee, Reynaldo Cuevas, and that it was an accident. Gothamist's Chris Robbins is at the presser and we'll have updates as they come in.Update 12:58 p.m.: "Cuevas ran full speed into the officer, bec