A second suspect has been arrested in the death of a man who was beaten unconscious on a Bronx Street, before he was struck by an SUV and a marked NYPD vehicle, cops said.
Felipe Reynoso, 38, was charged with attempted murder, attempted assault, and assault on Wednesday for the attack that led to Isais Portillo’s death on Aug. 8, according to law enforcement.
Reynoso’s accomplice, Luis Torres, was arrested on Aug. 13 and also charged with attempted murder for the attack.
A criminal complaint filed against Torres detailed the attack against Portillo, in which the suspects repeatedly punched and kicked him in the head at College Ave. and E. 166th St in Melrose shortly before 4 a.m.
After beating Portillo senseless, the two men left him lying on the street, where a white BMW SUV heading east on E. 166th St. struck him about 10 minutes later, cops said. That vehicle left the scene without stopping, said police.
An NYPD Strategic Response Group SUV rolling behind the BMW also ran over the man, but the officers stopped to render aid.
EMS rushed Portillo to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
Dr. Katherine Flaifel of the city’s Medical Examiner’s office noted in court documents that Portillo died from brain damage and extensive bleeding to his head and face — fatal injuries that were “consistent with numerous strikes from fists,” court documents show.
It was not immediately clear if the injuries he sustained from the two cars would have been fatal.
It was also not clear why the two men were charged with attempted murder instead of murder. A grand jury is currently reviewing the case, prosecutors said.
Reynoso has been arrested 20 times since 2001, with charges including harassment, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, assault larceny, petty larceny and robbery. He lives in Manhattan.