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Ghanaian Man Killed In Bronx

04/22/2011 17:44:00 By Peter Milosheff, viewed 3,146 times.
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A man was killed by two gun-toting thugs who opened fire yesterday during a robbery on a street in Morris Heights, police said.

The victim, 34-year-old Ernest Atiso, from Osu Accra Ghana was sitting in his car parked at Davidson Avenue and West 147th Street down the block from his home at about 5:00 p.m. when the gunmen walked up and opened fire.

Atiso, who was hit once in the torso, was pronounced dead at Saint Barnabas Hospital.

The killers fled on foot with his cellphone and an undisclosed sum of cash. Atiso was a well known tennis player in Ghana. He moved to New York a few years ago, where he coaches tennis.

 

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Haruna on 04/24/2011 16:01:08
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Ernest was a decent man whose life has been shortened by cowards. Being his cousin, I will move heaven and earth to see that we get justice. I believe in the New York Justice system and also beg the general public to help us with any necesary information.
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yaw on 05/15/2011 11:29:11
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May he rest in peace. This is sad.
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Jan Uyttendaele on 05/20/2011 03:51:40
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Ernest gave us a beautiful granddaughter and we thank him for that. It is sad he never saw his daughter. But we will do anything to keep him alive in her memory and ours.
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