A gunman wanted for two Queens murders was arrested in Dutchess County — more than 75 miles from the killings, police said Tuesday.
Neville Brown, 37, is facing murder charges for the slayings on Dec. 19 and Jan. 16, NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said.
“He is wanted for two homicides, him and another,” Boyce said. “We are seeking the other now. The case is not over. We’re still looking for someone else.”
A state trooper took Brown into custody in Fishkill on Monday.
He was brought back to Queens and charged on Tuesday for killing Omaree Morrison, 19, nearly two weeks ago and Dail Ramessar, 21, a month earlier, police said.
Investigators tied the two murders to Brown after linking the ballistic evidence in both cases.
License plate readers linked the getaway car to Brown, Boyce said.
“We put a (be on the lookout) alert on the car and a state trooper found him in Fishkill, New York,” Boyce said. “They held him for us and he immediately requested an attorney.”
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Morrison’s bullet riddled body was found lying on 135th St. near 105th Ave. in Jamaica at about 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, cops said.
Morrison was shot in the neck, right shoulder and right side in a marijuana deal gone bad, police source said.
Ramessar was shot four times in the chest as he sat in a Cadillac on 125th St. near 95th St. in Richmond Hill at 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 19.
Police believe that Ramessar’s killing is either drug or gang-related. Ramessar was a Blood member who was shot in Queens in September 2013.
Brown has 21 prior arrests, cops said.
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