A shootout between police and a suspected killer in downtown Brooklyn late Sunday morning is tied to the murder of a cab driver in New Rochelle, a department captain said.
Police from New Rochelle took the man into custody around 11 a.m. Sunday after a brief shootout near Fleet Walk and Myrtle Avenue. An NYPD spokesperson said no one was injured in the shootout.
The out-of-town officers were in the city hunting the man suspected of shooting Andres Valenzuela Thursday morning in a New Rochelle parking lot as he finished his shift. Valenzuela drove for Empress City Taxi for over a decade.
"I can confirm that New Rochelle police did locate through investigation the suspect wanted in the October 14 homicide of a cab driver," New Rochelle Police Captain Coyne said.
No police from the NYPD were involved in the incident, the department told NBC New York.
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His last call into dispatch that night showed no signs of trouble.
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Family and friends gathered at that lot Friday evening where a growing memorial sits. The cab driver’s daughter said that her father had no enemies, and that he had worked to support his wife and three kids as a cab driver for the past 20 years.
"It's sad to see a hard working man get killed like this," Luis Franco, president of the Association of Taxis. "We want to ask anyone if they know something come forward -- help this family."
The New Rochelle captain said more information will be released.
