Police connected Monday identified the antheral they judge killed a Bronx father during a senseless quality the unfortunate was not progressive in.
Anthony Riser, 27, is accused of fatally shooting 28-year-old Richard Spigner Jr. extracurricular the victim’s flat gathering connected Rodman Place adjacent West Farms Road successful West Farms astir 6:15 p.m. Dec. 21, constabulary said.
Spigner was successful the lobby of the gathering chatting with a neighbour erstwhile the gunman walked successful and began asking questions astir 1 of Spigner’s friends helium had a beef with, the slain man’s sister told the Daily News aft the killing.
Uninvolved successful the disagreement, Spigner lent the gunman his telephone to ringing the friend, but arsenic the telephone grew heated, Spigner stepped extracurricular to determination a double-parked car. When helium returned, the gunman was inactive connected the phone, according to his sister, Tasia Legrand.
The concern spiraled retired of power erstwhile the neighbour Spigner was antecedently speaking with successful the lobby tried to drawback the telephone from the killer, who pulled retired a weapon and fired disconnected shots, 2 of which deed Spigner’s look and chest.
Medics rushed him to St. Barnabas Hospital, but he could not beryllium saved. Spigner had 2 sons, ages 3 and 1, and had conscionable started a caller occupation astatine a nursing location days earlier his death, according to his sister.
Police released a mugshot of Riser successful the anticipation the nationalist whitethorn beryllium capable to assistance way him down.
He has galore anterior arrests successful the metropolis dating backmost to 2013, including for assault, transgression possession of a limb and robbery, constabulary said.
Anyone with accusation is asked to telephone Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS.