A man was arraigned on charges including murder and attempted murder after prosecutors say he went on a “random shooting spree” in Queens and Brooklyn on Saturday, killing an 86-year-old man and injuring three other people. 

Thomas Abreu, 25, of Cypress Hills, was charged with one count of second-degree murder, four counts of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon at his arraignment Monday, a complaint filed with the Queens district attorney's office shows.

Abreu could face 25 years to life in prison if he is convicted in connection with Saturday’s shootings, the DA’s office said.


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  • Thomas Abreu, 25, was arraigned on charges including murder and attempted murder after prosecutors say he went on a “random shooting spree” in Queens and Brooklyn on Saturday, killing an 86-year-old man and injuring three other people

  • Abreu was charged with one count of second-degree murder, four counts of second-degree attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon at his arraignment Monday

  • NYPD officers arrested Abreu after they spotted him riding a scooter at Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue, prosecutors said. He could face 25 years to life in prison if he is convicted in connection with the shootings, according to the DA's office

“The streets of two boroughs were turned into scenes of terror as this defendant allegedly rode his scooter, shooting indiscriminately at pedestrians and others,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement. “My office will hold him fully accountable and seek justice for the victims.”

Prosecutors said the first shooting happened at Ashford Street and Arlington Avenue in Cypress Hills around 11:10 a.m. on Saturday. Surveillance footage showed Abreu, who was on a scooter, shoot a pedestrian in the back at the intersection. 

Police said the 21-year-old victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. He was listed in stable condition at the hospital, according to police. 

Sixteen minutes later, Abreu approached an 86-year-old man near 108th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill and shot him in the back, prosecutors said. The man, identified by police as Hamoo Saeidi, was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the NYPD said. 

A minute after that, prosecutors said Abreu shot at a pedestrian walking on a sidewalk nearby, but the pedestrian was not injured. 

Around 11:35 a.m., surveillance footage captured Abreu pull up next to a parked minivan at 126th Street and Hillside Avenue in Kew Gardens and shoot the minivan’s driver in the head, police and prosecutors said. 

Police said the 44-year-old man, who was shot in the cheek, was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in critical condition. 

Moments later, Abreu rode his scooter past a 40-year-old man and shot at him as he stood at the intersection of 131st Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, but the man was not injured, according to police and prosecutors. 

Abreu then approached a 63-year-old man as he crossed the street at the intersection of 134th Street and Jamaica Avenue and shot him in the shoulder, police and prosecutors said. 

The man was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center hospital in stable condition, the NYPD said.

NYPD officers arrested Abreu after they spotted him riding a scooter at Sutphin Boulevard and Archer Avenue, prosecutors said. His attorney information wasn’t immediately available.

In a statement released Sunday, City Hall spokesperson Fabien Levy said Mayor Eric Adams was "fully monitoring every aspect of yesterday's shootings" in coordination with acting NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban and other NYPD members.

"We are praying for the recovery of those who were injured, as well as the individual who was murdered in cold blood yesterday, but this is another example of how illegal guns have no place in our city and how we must continue to crack down on illegal scooters," Levy said.

"While shootings in our city are down by double digits this year, even a single random shooting can have a chilling effect on New Yorkers, and that is why the NYPD will continue to work around the clock to remove illegal guns from our streets to keep New Yorkers safe," he added.