Charges have been filed against a Brooklyn Parkman accused of shooting another man inside a Maple Grove Benihana restaurant last month.
Prosecutors allege 31-year-old Deontae Creshaun Allen Coneycommitted second-degree assault involving a dangerous weapon in connection with the Nov. 14 shooting inside Benihana,11840 Fountains Way.
Coney was arrested without incident on Tuesday, Dec.
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According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to the restaurant at about 4:32 p.m. after reports that a man had shot another man inside. Both the shooter and the victim left the area in separate vehicles before officers arrived, while numerous bystanders, including families with children, remained inside following what investigators described as a traumatic event.
Investigators say the gunman and the victim had been seated in different areas of the restaurant before a hostile verbal encounter near the entryway separating the dining and bar areas. During the exchange, the victim pushed the gunman away. The gunman approached again, briefly disengaged, then returned carrying a distinctive black, rectangular cross-body bag.
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