Bronx Man Arraigned for Richmond Hill Smoke Shop Murder

Leo Canega

QUEENS, NY – District Attorney Melinda Katz has recently announced the arraignment of Albert Edwards, 24, from the Bronx, on charges stemming from the March 18 robbery of a Richmond Hill smoke shop.

During the robbery, Darryus Clarke, a 20-year-old employee, was fatally shot.

Surveillance footage from March 18 shows Edwards driving a ZipCar-owned vehicle to The Plug smoke shop at 109-27 Jamaica Avenue.


Three men exited the car, entered the shop, brandished a loaded gun, and took property. Clarke was shot in the torso during the incident.

The assailants fled the scene, and Clarke was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The other two suspects remain at large. Edwards is scheduled to return to court on August 16.

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