The man arrested in connection with two separate murders over the Easter weekend in Harlem has a long rap sheet dating back to February 2021.
According to police, Messiah Nantwi, 21, is charged with two counts of murder, along with one count of criminal possession of a weapon.Nantwi has a rap sheet dating back to February 2021 when he was arrested for allegedly shooting at three police officers, authorities said.
The Bronx District Attorney's Office said his bail for attempted murder charges was originally set at $500,000. The judge then reduced it to $300,000, but Nantwi only had to pay 10% – amounting to $30,000.Members of the Harlem community gathered on Tuesday evening to demand that the smoke shop where a gruesome execution-style shooting occurred be closed.shooting another man in the head Sunday evening inside a smoke shop at 125th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.
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