Suspect arrested in deadly Bronx shootout near victim’s home
The killer wanted for fatally blasting a man near his Bronx home during a wild shootout has been arrested, police said Friday.
Luis Padro-Rosario, 35, was busted Thursday and charged with the murder of Ryan Chambers, 40, during a Dec. 22 firefight down the block from the victim’s Allerton home.
The pair, who had previously fought with each other, fired more than a dozen shots in the fatal confrontation on Holland Ave. near Waring Ave.
Chambers, struck in the chest, was found unconscious on the ground, a .22 caliber handgun by his side, police said.
Padro-Rosario has 12 prior arrests, including an attempted murder charge on Dec. 10, 2019 when he was picked up for stabbing a 27-year-old man in the same neighborhood where Chambers was killed, police said.
Prosecutors arraigned Padro-Rosario on assault charges for the stabbing and he was released without bail. He’s pleaded not guilty in that case, which is still pending.
Two years earlier, in December 2017, Padro-Rosario was paroled after serving prison time for attempted robbery in Brooklyn, records show.
Chambers had eight prior arrests, including for assault, weapon possession, driving without a license and acting in a manner injurious to a child, police said.
