Suspect nabbed in fatal shooting of Brooklyn bodega worker over $2 cigarillo

A suspect was arrested Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn bodega worker over a $2 cigarillo, cops said.

Daquan David, 29, is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the Feb. 26 death of Nazim Berry.

Victim Nazim Berry

David asked Berry for a free Black & Mild at the bodega on Franklin St. near Lincoln Place in Crown Heights but the employee said no, cops said.

David left and then returned with a gun, allegedly shooting Berry, 37, in the head.

Police investigate the fatal shooting on Franklin Ave. and Lincoln Place in Brooklyn on  Feb. 26. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News)

Cops found Berry outside the Amin Deli about 4:15 p.m.. Medics rushed him to Kings County Hospital but he could not be saved.

David’s arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending Wednesday afternoon.

Danette Hollie, mother of Nazim Berry, is overcome with emotion during a press conference in front of the bodega on Feb. 28. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)

 

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