NYPD Releases Second Video Of Suspect In Killing On Corner Of 4th And Atlantic Avenues

BOERUM HILL – The NYPD has released a second surveillance video of the man they are searching for in connection to the stabbing and shooting death of a Staten Island resident on the corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues last month.

Police released the latest surveillance video footage (above) last Friday. The video was captured prior to the incident inside a business located on Atlantic Avenue, a few doors west from where the crime took place. In the video, the suspect is seen wearing a dark-colored cap, light-colored long-sleeved shirt, dark pants, and gray sneakers, carrying a box of oil bottles and a dark-colored backpack.

On September 20, at approximately 8:20pm, police found 47-year-old Steven Vargas unconscious in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts on the corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues with a stab wound and three gunshot wounds to his chest, according to the NYPD.

Vargas was taken to Brooklyn Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators believe Vargas may have gotten into a dispute with the suspect prior to the incident, a police representative said.

The suspect is described as a white male, 40- to 50-years-old with a light complexion.

In the surveillance video below, released on September 22, he is seen wearing a dark-colored jacket, dark-colored jeans, dark shoes, and a white shirt.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.