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

Daquan David, 29, was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the Feb. 26 death of Nazim Berry. (NYPD)
Daquan David, 29, was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the Feb. 26 death of Nazim Berry. (NYPD)
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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.

Nazim Berry, 36, who was shot in the head and killed over a black-and-mild cigarette outside Amin Grocery and Deli at 801 Franklin Ave in Crown Heights on Feb. 26, 2024.
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 a fatal shooting on Franklin Avenue and Lincoln Place in Brooklyn, New York City on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News)
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, center, mother of Nazim Berry, overcome with emotion during a press before the United Bodegas of America and Pro-Health donate $8,000 to the family of Nazim Berry, a bodega clerk who was murdered over a cigarette, to help cover funeral expenses, at Shorey Grocery Corporation, 801 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)
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)