Midwood Murder Still A Mystery
Fri, Mar 26, 2010
Gavin Torres never made it home from his first day of work. Walking home Tuesday night from work at Pomegranate, a grocery store on Coney Island Avenue, the 19-year-old was gunned down less than a block away from his home on Avenue J. His family and friends are trying to figure out why.
According to police reports, Officers Christopher Deats and Allison Rodriguez of the 70th Precinct heard a gunshot while on routine patrol in the Midwood neighborhood at about midnight. When they turned their cruiser onto Avenue J, the officers saw Julio Iglesias, 19, fire two shots in the direction of Torres.
Flowers and candles mark the spot on Avenue J where Gavin Torres was gunned down Tuesday night. Photo by Matthew Huisman/ The Brooklyn Ink
“There was a confrontation at some point,” said Torres’ cousin Michael, who declined to give his last name. “By the time he was found by his uncle he was already on the ground, and already suffered wounds. The last thing he said was ‘Tell my mom and my dad that I love them, but I’m going to die.’ He just kept repeating that over and over. How do you explain that to his parents?”
Torres was transported to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:32 a.m. Iglesias fled the scene after the officers identified themselves, discarding a 9mm gun and a knife before being arrested moments later on East 12th Street without incident. Iglesias is charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown, but Matt Swerdloff, marketing director for Pomegranate, confirmed that Iglesias and Torres were both employed there. Swerdloff described the two men as “nice, quiet guys.”
“It’s very sad,” Swerdloff said. “It could happen to anybody. It’s a tragedy on both ends.” Swerdloff said that the store does thorough background checks and screening on all employees.
Torres, who graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School in February, was well liked by classmates and school officials who knew him. He returned to the school about three weeks ago to pick up his diploma, said one school safety officer. “I told him to say out of trouble,” she said. Officials at the school declined to comment.
Michael said his cousin was applying to schools for the fall and wanted to attend the Borough of Manhattan Community College. “It’s crazy how one minute he’s there and one minute he’s not,” Michael said. “He couldn’t even say bye to anybody. I was devastated. We had big plans to hang out this weekend.”
Tags: Avenue J, Gavin Torres, Julio Iglesias, Matthew Huisman, Midwood, murder
HE GRADUATED FROM FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT YABC PROGRAM NOT EDWARD R MURROW.=( GAVIN U WILL BE MISSED.
Yeah he graduated from the YABC program in FDR, but he spent 3 years in Murrow.
Damn yo, it was just like yesterday that me and him were in school together roaming the halls and starting trouble.
R.I.P. Gavin, I miss you homie. :[
I bet it would have been great to know my cousin.
R.I.P man.
R.I.P Gavin.
Supposedly it was gang related. Tremendo from RZL. Just sad.
RiP BRO we will always miss u
even ma sis miriam its ya 2 till da very end miriam 82709gavin
RIP GAVIN tORRES we love u remember dat
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Pwess my cunado u well always be missed
I cant believe you’re gone…RIP Gavin Torres…I will always remember you.
RIP GAVIN TORRES YOU WAS A GOOD KID BUT NOW YOU IN A GOOD PLACE NOW BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN NOV 23,1990-MAR 23,2010
NO SEAN MENTIROSOS EL GAVIN ERA UN PANDILLERO. EL ERA “CONEY ISLAND WARRIORS” TODOZ SABEN KE EL MORRO NO PUDO Y VALIO VERGA Y PUES NI MODOZ AVER KIEN SIGUE
Mira pinche puto!!!! A la verga tu y tu pinche pandilla culeros mamones.k se murien todos usteds putos.You don’t know him aii.bitch ass punk.!!!
Se creen muy chingones en bola right.Pero unoi solo uds son muy pussy y empiesan negar su hood right.
A la verga Scuadrones y toda la Raza loca. Idoits.. SMD!!
I love you babe
Rest in peace Gavin
August 27 of ’09 will always live.
M&G [a&F]
Yo. U scuadron nigga gotta shut the fuk up.&SMD &choke on it
I love you babe&I miss you
Miriam&Gavin [a&f] 82709
Te amo. Reast in Peace babe
Yo !! U scuadron nikka gotta STFU!
Smd&choke on it
GAVIN TORRES WAS IN A GANG SO IT WASNT NO ACCIDENT AND HE WASNT INNOCENT ALSO.IF HE WAS IN A GANG HE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM HE SHOULD OF JOINED SOME GANG THAT WOULD HAVE HIS GANG NOT SOME MINOR LEAGUE GANG THAT IS NOT EVEN KNOWN.I AM NOT SAYING HE DESERVED IT BECAUSE NOONE DOES BUT IF HE WAS IN THE GANG LIFESTYLE THEN HE SHOULD OF BEEN CARRYING SOMETHING WITH HIM OR JUST NOT JOINED A GANG AT ALL.WELL THAT WAS HIS MISTAKE AND I AM NOT SDN OR ANY RZL GANG BUT YOU PEOPLE SHOULD STOP SAYING FUCK SDN RZL BECAUSE I DONT SEE YOU PEOPLE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT RIGHT?YEAH THOUGHT SO GANGS MIGHT BE PUSSY OVERALL BUT AT LEAST THEY HAD THE BALLS TO PULL THE TRIGGER WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE DOING? NEWSFLASH IS OUT 1
fuck escuadrones. Fuck panchitos fuck la raza loca les gusta el pene. Y sólo matan pork c creen la gran mierda. Y son pussys Lmfao fuck escuadrones. Y usted u los van a matar pussys. K se pudran los escuadrones. Valen vergaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Pussys perros ratas. Yasuck mad dick
Y yea los putos cuando están con jente c creen muy. Bueno los care verga. Pero sólo chillan para k no los maten fuck julio torres juan reyes fuck todos. Sdn. Pcs. Lrz entiendan. Valen verga
sry i didny mean torres da last name is 2 gud. 4 da. Ugly. Julio Iglesias. I hate u nikka
shut da fuckk up nikka or bitch go suck a dick u dont kno shit so stfu. Lil bitch. N fuck sdn fuck rzl psc. N u think nothing is gonna happen well I guess u wrong n should b talking cuz u don’t kno how much it hurt so keep u dumb comments 2 ur self u dumb bitch .
well a NEWSFLASH gavin was no in a gang also you should shutup because id ouo din’t read the perason who killed him was a employ so don’t say stuff if you don’t know ok so shut up and don’t open your big ugly mouth ok YOU DON’T KNOW HIMM! gavin we will miss you so much
well i ment you don’t know him so you shouldn’t be saying things if you don’t know him because he was not even in a gang and we will miss you GAVIN TORRES R.I.P GAVINTORRES
I knew Julio and he wasn’t a bad kid. I know he deserves being in jail for what he did but you guys need to stop. If it was one of your friends who killed another you too would not be sayin anything so why can’t you guys just stop. What happened already happened & its all bc of these stupid gangs. Grow out of them already ! Seriously !
&’ I still miss him till this very day
Rest in peace my honeybun
I love you …all my dreams&hopes died that very night you were taken away from me….
FYI: if you don’t know Gavin please keep you dumbass comments to yourself ..Please &thank you .This is cominq from his Family.You jerks just don’t know when to stop.You stupid idiots. &to his girlfriend
MIRIAM were always here for you
REST IN PEACE GAVIN TORRES ):
NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN
YOUR THE BEST!&WE LOVE YOU
Damm….the way time flies, its almost been 4 months you’re gone…
You were a good kid, and will truly be missed =/ my prayers go out to his family and his girl…stay strong
Dems..:( el tiempO se va y el dOlOr y la tristesa jamas se ira
espero que nos estes mirando desde el cielo y que sepas que todos te extranamos muchismo ..
R.エ.P GAVIN-TORRES cada dia te extranso bro
ITS 4 MONTHS AND 3 WEEKS SINCE YOU’VE PASSED AWAY …AND IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER
I STILL MISS YOU
ILOVEYOU
&I WANNA THANK ALL OF GAVINS FAMILY FOR THE SUPPORT THEY GAVE ME
I’VE DEDICATED THIS SONG TO THE ONLY LOVE OF MY LIFE GAVIN “AMOR ETERNO BY ROCIO DURCAL ”
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Its bin 5 months ＆ 4 day’s since you have bin qone .!’ i noe we barely tlked ＆ shyt pero i noe that you was a qood kidd . You had a future qoin ahead .pero thinqs happen for a reason .sorry to those who suffer ..
R.i.p qavin torres 11.O2.9O-O3.23.1O will alwys be missed ＆ remembered ‘
He waz C.I.W his tag waz mini-me n his ex gf sent sdn 2 go kill him soo yea should find out who his ex is
GAVIN TORRES WASN’T A GOOD KID WHY ARE PEOPLE SAYING THAT? IF HE WAS A GOOD KID THEN WHY DID HE JOIN A MINOR LEAGUE GANG LIKE “CIW”AND YES I DO KNOW HIM TRUST ME WE WENT TO SCHOOL TOGETHER.NOONE IN A GANG IS A GOOD PERSON SO STOP SAYING THAT AND I BET MOST PEOPLE WRITING HE IS A GOOD GUY JUST SO COPS CAN SEE HE DIDNT DO NOTHING AND MAKE HIS PARENTS THINK HE WAS INOCENT.HE SHOULD OF NEVER JOINED A GANG PEOPLE LIKE HIM BETTER LIKE THAT.IT WAS THAT STUPID COPYCAT GANG WANNA BEE “CIW”THAT GOT HIM KILLED.STUPID PEOPLE LIKE THEM SHOULDNT HAVE NEVER CONVINCED HIM TO JOIN A STUPID GANG.BUT THEN AGAIN I GUESS GAVIN MADE A MISTAKE TO AGREE ON JOINING A GANG.THAT IS WHAT GOT HIM MURDERED BRINGING HIM ENEMIES TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES BY HIMSELF.WHERE THE HELL IS HIS STUPIDGANG “CIW”? YA WERENT EVEN THERE FOR HIM WHEN HE GOT KILLED KNOWING YOU FOUND OUT SO QUICK.I DONT KNOW WHY “CIW” EVEN EXIST IF THEY BARELYT EVEN DO ANYTHING BETTER YET NOT EVEN KNOWN.TO MESS WITH A BIG AND OLD GANG LIKE “SCUADRON”(SDN) I MEAN GO TO SCHOOL.A NEW SMALL TIME CLICK AGAINST A BIG AND OLD GANG THATS SLAUGHTER.I HOPE “CIW” LEARNS A VALUABLE LESSON AND HOPEFULLY JUST STOPS CLAIMING SOMETHING THAT ISNT EVEN KNOWN.AND FOR GAVIN’S FAMILY IT WASNT YOUR FAULT YOU RAISED GAVIN THE BEST YOU CAN.IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT HE ENDED BEING A GANG MEMBER AND MURDERED.IT IS HIS STUPID FRIENDS FAULT.AND TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SAYING FUCK SDN RZL WHY DONT YOU GO SAYING IT TO THERE FACES? TREMENDO(JULIO IGLESIAS) KILLED GAVIN TORRES ON HIS OWN HE DIDNT NEED ANY BACK UP OR A GROUP TO KILL HIM. IT WAS A 1 ON 1 ISSUE DEALING WITH GANGS.FOR GAVIN’S COUSINS THEY SHOULD CONFESS BECAUSE THEY TOLD THE COPS IT WAS MORE THEN 1 WHICH IS A LIE. REST IN PEACE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DIE FOR NONSENSE.
R.ii.P gavin todey is exactly 6 moths that your gone and i still cant believe it!! i still shed tears for you every day i fukin miss u and i fuckin luv u forever!!! ur gone but never forgotten forever in our hearts!!! we all miss u and luv u fuck bitches dat dont no u and are talking shyt!!!
i luv u my big bro forever even thoguh wer in diffrent places i no ur in a beteer place i wish that i cud c ur face i no ur wer u need to b even though its not here with me!!!
i fuking hate julio torres aka jewls you are no longer related to me!!! i hope you die
i no we talk denise and edith but i hate you guys its your fault gavin died now im having a good time now that we arent that clse anymore.
Um I’m tight that niggas is still talking negatively about Gavin; like seriously? It’s bad to talk about the dead. And yes HE WAS a good person like let him be. Gavin rest in peace and pray for these people who speak so foul about you! Rip I love you
his ex girl friend was miriam pajarito he broke up with her a week before he dided miriam and my cousin jewlz have to do with his death.
miriam went out with like 5 guys already so stop faking it you didnt really like him you only did it for the money. you fucking hoe and slut
I had never meet Gavin but rest in peace. I read the article and it hit me just cause i lost my boyfriend to gang related stupid shit. All i have to say is these guys get into gangs cause they want to and yes some of them are nice, but shit happens and people die, what that sdn kid did was wrong and good that he is locked up but my ex killers are no where to be found, its been six years and i still love him and miss my ex Rest in Peace Popeye SDN. Not all scuadrons are the same.
I had never meet Gavin but rest in peace. I read the article and it hit me just cause i lost my boyfriend to gang related stupid shit. All i have to say is these guys get into gangs cause they want to and yes some of them are nice, but shit happens and people die, what that sdn kid did was wrong and good that he is locked up but my ex killers are no where to be found, its been six years and i still love him and miss my ex Rest in Peace Popeye SDN. Not all scuadrons are the same
rip never forqotten bro! ifmy and ify help me qo on with my lifen i swear i do my best x3