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Three Suspects Identified In Killing Of Staten Island Delivery Man
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 5, 2014
Modified Apr 5, 2014
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Police suspect that the person who fatally shot a Chinese food deliveryman on a desolate Staten Island dead end was a 16-year-old boy. Suspect James Sanders, 16, has now been taken into custody, along with alleged accomplices Otoniel Carty, 17, and Devin Hill, 19.
Deliveryman Richard Salvia, 50, was delivering a $40 order of sweet-and-sour chicken, mixed vegetables and General Tso's chicken to 244 Grandview Avenue when he was shot in the back of the head. It's believed that he was lured there for a robbery. According to the Staten Island Advance, police believe Sanders pulled the trigger, while Carty was the lookout and Hill was an accomplice.
The three suspects face charges of second-degree murder and charges of first- and second-degree robbery. Additionally, Sanders and Carty are charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
Under questioning at the NYPD's 121st Precinct station in Graniteville, one of the trio said they'd planned the robbery for a week, said sources.
One of them had the cell phone used to call the Crown Palace restaurant in Port Richmond for the bogus delivery, sources said.
The Post reports, "Carty then came up from behind Salvia and reached into his pocket. Salvia slapped his hand away and Sanders pulled the trigger, killing him instantly."
Residents had said the dead end made it a prime place for crimes to be committed, with many restaurants deciding not to deliver there anymore. While it was planned as a robbery, Salvia, who had started working for the restaurant a few days earlier, was found with $136. Salvia's fiancee told the Advance that she hoped the three suspected were "crucified...If they are old enough to kill a man, then they are old enough to face the consequences."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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