It was the crime of the actor of “Law and order”: seven shots at point blank range in a brutal ambush

New York cops have little doubt: the crime of Jayquan Lewis Sanchez, an actor who worked in Law and order, had a mafia origin. The images are brutal. To the 21-year-old they murdered him at close range when I was shopping in a supermarket in the Bronx, New York.

The footage investigators are analyzing could be seen thanks to security camera video that the BH Gourmet Deli outlet recorded on Bainbridge Avenue in the Bronx and spread the medium New York Post.

There you can see the moment when, after Lewis Sánchez came to buy something, another man without saying anything at all, came from behind and started shooting him. The young man was shot at close range seven times before being knocked to the ground in agony.

The actor was shot dead in a Bronx supermarket. (Photo and video: courtesy The New York Post)

So far there have been no detainees. Investigators are almost convinced the attack happened either because of a settling of scores or some sort of revenge after a brawl Lewis Sánchez had on social media, all linked to gangs of his. district.

Lewis’s mother Marisol Sánchez denied her son was involved in a gang but he assured that he always cared about their safety. “I don’t want you on the street,” he commented, having told her before leaving his house for the last time, to which the young man replied: “Mom, I love you.” I will return immediately “.

“I warned him because there was a lot going on around here. I’ve seen so many shootings and so many murders. It was one of my biggest fears, that something would happen to my son, ”the woman said in statements to New York media.

He also said that his son, known as JJ “I loved playing”, I wanted to study nursing and had no enemies. In addition to having participated with Law and order, had a small intervention in the film Land of joy, 2019.

According to testimonies collected by various media from residents of the neighborhood where the crime occurred, this area is more and more dangerous.

María Ramírez, who lives at Fordham Manor, said she was feeling more and more uncomfortable. “This street is dangerous, especially after COVID-19, because there are people who are crazy in the street. I feel nervous most of the time and look around when I walk, ”she commented.

Some employees at the crime scene, BH Gourmet Deli, have also expressed fear to the press as they are exposed to assault for hours a day. “I don’t feel comfortable like I used to. But what can I do? I only work here, ”one of them assured.