A second suspect was arrested this week in connection with the broad daylight killing of a man at a motorcycle sale in the Bronx, cops said.
Joan Vasquez, 32, of the Bronx, was arrested late Wednesday afternoon and charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the May 18 murder. , of Jefferson Hernandez, 20, cops said.
Hernandez, of Spring Valley, Rockland County, drove to East 144th and Exterior streets in Mott Haven with three other men to purchase a Kawasaki motorcycle they found on Facebook Marketplace, authorities said.
He was shot in the head around 3:40 p.m. and rushed to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, cops said.
The trio who drove down with Hernandez — in a black Chevrolet Trailblazer with a U-Haul flatbed trailer attached — were uninjured.
Jefferson Hernandez traveled to the Bronx from Rockland County to buy a motorcycle he found on Facebook Marketplace when he was murdered. Peter Gerber
Cops announced earlier this week that another man has been arrested in connection with Hernandez’s murder.
Manuel Reyes, 23, was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and possession of a weapon, cops said.
Cops initially said they were looking for a total of four people in connection with the murder – but had no information on any other suspects on Thursday.