A 7-year-old girl who was stabbed in a public housing building's elevator spoke on Saturday and she was feeling "good" two months after the assault that killed a young friend.

Mikayla Capers had 16 stab wounds following the June 1 attack in Brooklyn, which left her 6-year-old friend Prince Joshua "PJ" Avitto dead. Family members said after the attack that Mikayla experienced a great deal of trauma. 

On Saturday, speaking at a rally organized by Al Sharpton's National Action Network, Mikayla smiled and appeared bubbly while speaking to reporters.

"I'm feeling good, and it's because y'all supported me," said Mikayla, who said she is not in any pain.

At one point she stood with her hands over her head in a heart shape and said she was doing it "for PJ."

The girl's great-grandmother, Regenia Trevathan, said Mikayla is being treated for post-traumatic stress and that the first few weeks following the stabbing were extremely challenging for Mikayla because she didn't yet have a therapist in place.

"One of the hardest things I had to explain to her was a couple of weeks ago she woke up and asked me to take her to his grave to put flowers," said Trevathan, who noted the boy had been cremated, a concept Mikayla didn't understand.

Mikayla also said she is looking forward to returning to school, where she will enter third grade, and that she hopes to be a doctor when she grows up.

A man charged with the attack pleaded not guilty.

In addition to running the National Action Network, Al Sharpton is a talk show host on MSNBC, which is owned by WNBC's parent company, NBCUniversal.
 

Members of the Orthodox Jewish community in Miami are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of a rabbi visiting from New York.

Police are still searching for two suspects who shot and killed 60-year-old Joseph Raksin while he was walking to a temple in North Miami Beach on Saturday morning.

Raksin was from Brooklyn, New York, and was visiting his daughters who live in South Florida.

Miami-Dade Police said Raksin was walking on the 800 block of NE 175th Street around 9 a.m. when two young males approached him. Raksin was shot during the altercation.

Raksin was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where he died.

The two suspects fled the scene, one on a bike and one on foot, according to police. Police do not yet have a good description of the shooters, and say there are no signs that this was a hate crime.

Neighbors, however, disagree, referencing a swastika that had been painted on a synagogue down the block two weeks ago

The neighborhood is in a heavily-populated orthodox Jewish community with 11 synagogues in the area.

"While the motivation for this crime is still being investigated, nothing can justify the killing of an innocent man walking to his place of worship to pray on his holy day," said Anti-Defamation League Florida Regional Director Hava Holzhauer in a statement.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miam-Dade Crimestoppers at (305) 471-TIPS.

A Northeast Philadelphia man has been charged with murder after he allegedly strangled his wife and left her body at a local park.

Police say Christopher Murray, 48, confessed to killing his wife, 46-year-old Constance "Connie" Murray, Monday night at Pennypack Park following an argument. According to investigators, there were ongoing domestic issues between the husband and wife which culminated in Monday's violent incident.

Investigators say Connie Murray left her Tolbut Street home Monday to go for a walk. While she was walking, Christopher Murray allegedly followed her while driving a silver Taurus. He pulled up beside her on Willets Road and the two began to argue, according to police.

"She sticks her head in the car, says something and she goes back on her walk," said Philadelphia Police Lieutenant Philip Riehl.

Police say Christopher Murray continued to follow her and got out of his vehicle on Holme Avenue around 9:30 p.m. The husband then met his wife at a bench area at the park where another argument ensued.

"She went up there voluntarily to talk to him about whatever was going on and things went bad," Riehl said.

According to law enforcement sources, Connie Murray accused her husband of infidelity, which he denied. Sources say she went to the park's snack stand to meet her daughter where she was met by her husband who wanted to discuss the issue further. According to sources, Christopher Murray told police his wife began to slap him which caused him to snap.

Christopher Murray allegedly strangled his wife and then left her body at the bench area near the Crispin Rec Center. Investigators say he then contacted police around 2 a.m. and reported that his wife was missing. A woman walking her dog later found her body Tuesday around 6 a.m.

After receiving several neighborhood tips and looking at surveillance video allegedly showing Christopher Murray driving his silver Taurus, police identified him as a suspect. He was taken in for questioning Saturday night.

"State Trooper David Lang came in and helped us and administered a lie detector test," Riehl said. "After failing the lie detector test, Murray confessed to strangling his wife in the park next to the two benches where she was found."

Police also say they recovered Connie Murray's headphones and cellphone in a sewer at Solly Avenue. They believe Christopher Murray took the items and disposed of them there.

A preliminary arraignment took place Sunday afternoon, the same day as a planned memorial service for his wife. A preliminary hearing has been set for Aug. 27 and bail has been denied. 

According to law enforcement sources, Christopher and Connie had known each other since they were between the ages of eight and nine.

A funeral will be held for Connie Murray on Monday.

Two dozen people were rescued from a stuck roller coaster at Six Flags America in Maryland, after spending more than four hours as high as 79 feet up in the air.

Prince George’s County Fire and EMS crews had to use a high angle rescue to get them down. Each person was taken by a rescue bucket -- lifted into the air by a 105-foot tower ladder on rescue equipment -- down to the ground.

The riders were stuck on Six Flags' Joker’s Jinx ride. Some people were stuck at the highest part of the coaster.

The park statement said there were no injuries.

Riders were provided umbrellas by rescue crews to shade them from the sun and were provided water.

Firefighters have made face to face access with first riders - this will be a long term rescue pic.twitter.com/u6Wt4bANf0

— Marc Bashoor (@PGFD_Chief) August 10, 2014

All 24 patrons in the ground. Currently evaluating all 24 with EMS.

— Marc Bashoor (@PGFD_Chief) August 10, 2014

The statement said the ride has a computerized safety system that can cause such ride stoppages. They are still investigating what caused the ride to stop.

According to the park's website, the roller coaster has a launch system that gets riders from 0 to 60 MPH in just over 3 seconds. The ride was introduced in 1999.

For one North County fire captain, the job never stops, even when he’s off the clock.

Earlier this week, Greg Rainville, captain of the Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District, was driving with his wife on Park Boulevard when they spotted commotion on the side of the road near the San Diego Zoo.

They saw a man lying motionless, so Rainville pulled over and jumped into action.

He first checked the man’s vitals. Finding him pulseless and not breathing, Rainville started chest compressions after someone called 911.

By the time San Diego firefighters arrived, the man had a pulse and was breathing on his own.

“I just happened to be in the right place at the right time and was glad to be of assistance,” said Rainville, according to a fire department release. “Since none of the bystanders at the scene knew CPR, I encourage others to learn these simple, life-saving skills so they can quickly render aid should they find themselves in a similar situation.”

The RSFFPD recommends residents learn hands-only CPR and download the county’s PulsePoint app, which alerts users when someone is suffering from sudden cardiac arrest in their area.

The app also gives basic CPR instructions and shows the location of the nearest AED.

Miami's Jewish community is protesting what they believe to be inadequate protection by police after a rabbi was gunned down Saturday.

The protest Sunday outside the Miami-Dade Police Intercoastal District Office in Aventura comes after New York rabbi Joseph Raksin was shot and killed while walking to a temple. The shooting happened 2 blocks away from a synagogue that was spray painted with swastikas 2 weeks ago.

Police believe Raksin's murder was an attempted robbery that turned deadly. While police say that there is no indication that the shooting was a hate crime, neighbors disagree. The community is calling the murder a hate crime and act of terrorism.

"It was a hate crime because there was no altercation," said Raksin's nephew Menachem Katz. "There was no robbery. He had no money. He wasn't fighter, he was a very quiet person."

Residents say this is just the latest incident that has made Jewish residents fear for their safety. They say they are stepping up their community watch and already have their own security patrols.

"Especially [after] what happened at the other synagogue 2 weeks ago, there was graffiti on the wall, a car was vandalized," said Orthodox area resident Gideon Gratsiani on Saturday. "God should help us all."

Members of Miami's Orthodox Jewish community are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the shooting of Raksin. Anyone with information is urged to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).

There was overwhelming support for rabbi Joseph Raksin and his family at a prayer service Sunday. Many came from different cities across South Florida to pray and mourn the loss of a man of great faith.

Gathered in a moment of prayer, dozens of Orthodox rabbis and community members read psalms outside the hearse carrying Raskin's body.

"My father in law was a great man," said Raksin's son-in-law Issy. "He pushes us always to be better, to love our fellows."

After prayer, hundreds followed the vehicle out of the driveway to symbolize that all are accompanying him on his final path. Family and friends still can't believe their loved one was shot and killed while walking to his place of worship.

"Anti-semitism is alive and well on the streets of North Miami," said Menachem Katz, Raksin's nephew.

Police say after an altercation, 2 young men shot the 60-year-old rabbi who was visiting family from New York. Although police say they don't see signs of a hate crime, family members disagree.

"It was a hate crime because there was no altercation," said Katz. "There was no robbery. He had no money. He wasn't fighter. He was a very quiet person... If a Jew can be shot in broad daylight, we have a problem."

One leader trying to help the Orthodox Jewish community in a time of outrage and dispair is North Miami Beach Mayor George Vallejo.

"Although our city limits and the county limits kinda get a little bit mixed up in this area, this is one community and we are here in times of need to stand with that community," Vallejo said.

City leaders plan to address this incident at an upcoming city hall meeting.

The rabbi's body was flown to New York Sunday afternoon following the prayer service. He will be laid to rest Monday in Brooklyn.

Ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas released a statement Sunday, saying that while discussions have continued, his bids to buy Market Basket have still not been accepted.

In a statement released Saturday night, the majority shareholders say they would be willing to sell the remaining shares of the company for the price proposed by the former CEO, but that the potential for a deal may be dwindling.

A spokesperson wrote on behalf of Arthur T. Demoulas that while he does not want to engage in a war of press releases, "He cannot allow false information to have a negative impact on Market Basket associates and other stakeholders."

"Discussions continued today with representatives of the board and their advisors. Arthur T. Demoulas reaffirms his desire and good faith for completing the purchase of the 50.5 percent of DSM," wrote Justine Griffin in the statement. "Thus far, his offers have been rejected, not on the basis of price, but with counterproposals that have been laden with onerous terms that are far beyond comparable transactions. It is Arthur T. Demoulas' hope that the Arthur S. Demoulas family will come to the table to reach a final agreement on reasonable terms before it is too late to save this company."

"We offered deal terms that our nationally recognized financial advisors informed us are customary for this type of deal," said the majority shareholders in their statement.

Employees and customers have shown their support for Arthur T. Demoulas since he was fired in June. Monday, thousands rallied demanding his return and the return of eight longtime employees fired for skipping work to a prior rally.

NECN will have more as this story develops.

A pickup truck careened through a New Jersey farmers market Sunday, hitting and killing one person and injuring at least two others, according to authorities.

The driver crashed through a barricade into the market in Hawthorne, according to Richard Goldberg, the mayor of the Passaic County borough, leaving buckets, crates and crushed tomatoes, oranges and apples strewn on the pavement. 

Witnesses say the person who died was dragged under the truck as it barreled through the market. The victim's identity hasn't been released.

"I just can't believe what I saw, can't believe someone was dragged under a car right before my eyes," said Blythe Roth, one of the vendors. "It was horrible."

Goldberg said the truck knocked over several vendors' stands and struck at least three people.

The driver is in police custody; no charges have been filed. He was being evaluated at a hospital.

"It's just a horrific thing for the borough to have this," said Goldberg. "It's such a peaceful, quiet farmers market. To have something like this happen is unthinkable."

A blaze started by a youth in his Yonkers home quickly engulfed the structure and an adjoining apartment building, impacting dozens of people and 14 homes, officials said.

Emergency calls started coming in shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, and by the time firefighters arrived at the three-story wood frame home on Saratoga Avenue a few minutes later, it was impossible for them to enter, according to Yonkers Fire Department Deputy Chief John Flynn.

A 12-year-old who lived in the home was responsible for the blaze and was charged with second-degree arson after being taken into custody by Yonkers police, according to officials. 

The flames had spread to all five floors of a brick apartment building next door, and had already compromised the stairway, making it difficult for residents to escape, Flynn said.

"A very aggressive interior attack was made by our members, and they removed numerous people from the building," he said.

There were no reported injuries, and residents of the wood frame home assured firefighters that everyone from that structure was accounted for, Flynn said.

The American Red Cross registered 35 people for assistance, including 17 children, the organization said. More than a dozen of them are staying at a shelter.

A pedestrian attempting to save the driver of an SUV that caught fire on the 60 Freeway was struck and killed by another vehicle early Sunday in the City of Industry.

The chain reaction of events began around 4:30 a.m. with a two-vehicle crash in the carpool lane on the eastbound side of the freeway just east of Fairway Drive, according to Tony Polizzi of the California Highway Patrol.

The first crash left a white SUV facing the wrong way in the carpool lane. Officials said another vehicle, a white Dodge Challenger, then collided head-on with the SUV, which caught fire.

As passengers of the white SUV and Challenger attempted to save the driver of the SUV trapped inside the vehicle, a fourth vehicle, a silver Mitsubishi, struck the passengers on the roadway, according to Robert Reyes of the CHP.

The passenger of the SUV was killed and three others were critically injured, officials said.

A SigAlert was lifted around 8 a.m.

What caused the fatal wreck was not immediately know

Seven residents and one firefighter were hurt Sunday night in a fire at a high-rise apartment building in Tribeca that caused heavy smoke to waft throughout the lower Manhattan neighborhood, officials say.

About 150 firefighters were called to the blaze at the 39-floor building on Greenwich Street shortly before 9 p.m., according to the FDNY. Officials say the fire started in a hallway on the building's fifth floor.

The fire was brought under control at about 11 p.m., officials say.

Five of the eight people injured were taken to hospitals, firefighters say. The others were treated at the scene. All have minor injuries.

Residents trying to get out of the building said the smoke was incredibly thick and made its way through much of the building.

Henry Steimler said he and a group tried to get out of the building from the 23rd floor through the fire escape, but were met by an impassable cloud of thick black smoke at the ninth floor and had to find another exit. 

"It was so black, so thick, impossible to breathe, " Steimler said. "(The fire escape) was very scary." 

The cause of the fire at the apartment building, which has more than 400 units, is under investigation.

It's not clear if anyone was displaced.

A woman repeatedly punched in the head by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of a Southern California freeway says she feared for her life as the officer swung at her "with all his might."

"He was trying to kill me, he was trying to beat me to death, he wouldn’t stop," Marlene Pinnock said in an interview with NBC4 on Sunday. "I was able to try to cover my face because he wouldn’t quit hitting me in my temple and in my head and in my face and my legs."

Pinnock said the memory of the July 1 incident brings back painful memories.

"I wish he’d lose his job and they fired him so he can’t hurt nobody like he hurt me," she said. "No one deserved that."

Pinnock, 51, was released from the hospital last week after several weeks of treatment for head injuries and continues to have slurred speech, according to her attorney, Caree Harper.

Pinnock filed a federal civil rights lawsuit last month.

Harper alleges that the officer was on a “mission to humiliate her,” violently ripping Pinnock’s dress after she tried pulling it down because she wasn’t wearing underwear.

The CHP has said that Pinnock was endangering herself by walking on Interstate 10 and the officer was trying to restrain her.

Harper said Pinnock had no alcohol or drugs in her system when the incident took place.

The lawsuit claims Pinnock was "a victim of 10-15 unprovoked vicious blows from the officer while he straddled her and made no attempt to arrest her during the attack."

CHP Commissioner Joseph Farrow said that the video only captured part of the altercation, and that one would need to know “what was going on the officer’s mind” at the time of incident.

A fund has been established in Pinnock’s name. Contributions can be made at Wells Fargo under the account: Marlene Pinnock 5052.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

A funeral will be held Monday for the Brooklyn rabbi who was gunned down while visiting relatives outside Miami, the same day as authorities there are set to address community concerns over the investigation of the fatal shooting.

A large crowd of mourners is expected at the service for Rabbi Joseph Raksin, who was shot and killed while walking to a temple Saturday night. The services will be held after a short march at Shomrei Haddas on 13th Avenue in Borough Park.

Raksin was visiting his two daughters, grandchildren and son-in-law in Miami when he was killed. He has a wife in Brooklyn, and is a father of six. 

Miami-Dade police say the shooting appears to have been a robbery gone wrong and haven't ruled Raksin's death a hate crime. They're looking for two young suspects, one of whom was on a bicycle.

Members of the community staged a protest outside a Miami-Dade Police Department precinct on Sunday and told NBC South Florida that the shooting should have been classified as a hate crime.

"It was a hate crime because there was no altercation," said Raksin's nephew Menachem Katz. "There was no robbery. He had no money. He wasn't a fighter, he was a very quiet person."

The shooting comes about two weeks after swastikas were spray-painted on a synagogue just blocks from where the 60-year-old was killed.

The Anti-Defamation League says it is talking with police about the investigation.

"While the motivation for this crime is still being investigated, nothing can justify the killing of an innocent man walking to his place of worship to pray on his holy day," said Anti-Defamation League Florida Regional Director Hava Holzhauer in a statement.

Members of Miami's Orthodox Jewish community are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Would-be caped crusaders calling themselves the Xtreme Justice League are taking the safety of one San Diego neighborhood into their own gloved hands.

After a string of violent attacks in North Park, masked men dressed like superheroes have a message for criminals: you’re being watched.

But it’s not punches this group plans to throw; it’s distractions. The citizen patrol hopes to ward off and report attackers among the crowds out and about on weekend nights.

The costumed crime fighters are comprised of students, former service members and security officers going by aliases like Vigilante Spider, Spartan and Freedom Fighter.

Despite a good deal of criticism and teasing about their colorful costumes – since it’s neither Halloween nor Comic-Con weekend – the hopeful vigilantes say their elaborate get-ups help achieve their goal.

“It breaks the momentum of the conflict,” said one member who calls himself Midnight Highwayman, “and that’s more important than almost anything because now they’re focused on me. They’re not focused on fighting each other, and it lets us de-escalate the situation, which is always our primary goal.”

Saturday night, five members of the Xtreme Justice League scoured North Park’s main streets and back alleys for potential threats.

Their mission began in response to attempted sexual assaults and attacks on five women walking alone late at night over the past few months.

The band of pseudo-superheroes believes any community member has the power to stop the assaults, even just by stepping outside and looking out for one another.

“Take a phone with you. Take a flashlight,” said Midnight Highwayman. “Keep an eye out down your street, and if two or three people did that on every block, this problem would stop because if people see that people are watching, they’re not going to do these things.

The men told NBC 7 what they are doing is extremely fulfilling. San Diego Police officials say they appreciate community members who wish to get involved by being their ears and eyes and reporting suspicious activity.

An early morning crash ended in the fiery death of a driver in University City Sunday.

San Diego Police say the driver was heading north on Genesee Avenue around 3:43 a.m. when the car careened to the right, striking the bridge barrier and flying off the side.

The wreckage fell part way down the canyon and exploded.

Investigators believe the car was going well above the 45 mph speed limit because it hit the barrier with such force that debris flew a block away in each direction from the crash.

Since the vehicle was engulfed in fire -- and the driver with it -- it could take some time to identify the person inside. Officers are not sure if it was a man or woman.

Police say the burned car was the only one involved in the crash.

The northbound lanes of Genesee Avenue were closed between Centurion Square and Decorous Street. The southbound lanes have remained open.

For the first time in nearly a decade, Chinese ships docked at Naval Base San Diego on Sunday.

The three warships –- destroyer Haikou, frigate Yueyang and supply ship Qiandaohu –- recently participated in RIMPAC, the world’s largest naval exercise. Twenty-two countries took part in training off the coasts of Hawaii and San Diego.

Colorful Chinese lion dancers and drummers performed on the pier during Sunday’s celebration. Visitors were invited to cross the brow and tour the destroyer Haikou.

Officials from the U.S. Navy and the People's Liberation Army of China said they hope the port visit will strengthen ties between the two countries.

Chinese-American John Yang of San Diego said it promotes peace and friendship.

“It’s just like having a friend or relative come from far, far away, a thousand miles away, to visit you,” Yang said.
 

As the city of San Diego scrambles to find a way to fund future projects like a new stadium for the Chargers, one consultant behind the political maneuvering for Petco Park says officials should take a cue from that East Village project.

The city’s funding mechanism for its biggest upcoming plan – a $520 million convention center expansion -- was ruled unconstitutional by an appellate court on Aug.1.

Two years ago, hotel owners voted to self-assess a fee of 1 to 3 percent on rooms to be paid by guests, but the Court of Appeals decided a surcharge like that would need to go to a citywide vote, leaving the mayor and city council with no other choice but to come up with Plan B.

Among new options to keep the scheme alive is a proposal by JMI Realty to build a convention center annex attached to a new Charger stadium downtown, U-T San Diego reported Sunday. The real estate company, which also oversaw the ballpark’s plan, submitted three other variations for the city to consider.

But whether they decide to construct the projects in tandem or separately, city leaders will have to first sell the public benefits to residents, said political consultant Tom Shepard.

"So now, I think we all understand there's going to have to be a public vote -- either one vote on both projects or a separate public vote on each of them, and that changes the dynamics of the situation,” Shepard told NBC 7.

He had to undergo a similar public approval process as he worked to get funding for a new baseball park in 1998 and a previous convention center expansion. Shepard said Padres management did a great deal of public opinion research to divine what residents would be willing to spend their tax dollars on.

They discovered the public did not want to commit funds to a sports facility, but they would back projects that had clear public benefit. If funding the Chargers stadium goes to a vote, Shepard said the administrators will need to clearly show what those benefits could be to the taxpayer.

“My experience with San Diego voters on the convention center, the expansion and Petco Park has been presented with compelling need and inclusive process, voters will vote to approve something like this,” he said.

When selecting an area for Petco Park, Padres owners preferred other locations, but the East Village was chosen because it had the potential for the most direct public benefit. The huge construction project led to $2 billion in private investments to revitalize the area, Shepard said.

Friends of police officer Laura Perez want to make sure her daughter has a bright future, despite her mother’s violent death.

The Escondido Police Department has created a trust fund for 4-year-old Suzeth and her immediate family. On Sunday, officers and recruits held a car wash and raised $12,000, exceeding their goal by $2,000.

“The goal is to have enough money in that fund to not only have enough money for the cost of living and the things that Suzeth will need throughout her life, but to have enough money that in 14 years when she's reaching the age to go to college, she doesn't have to worry about that, that's completely covered,” said Det. Juliette Barnes with the Escondido Police Department.

The 25-year-old officer’s body was found inside a storage locker in Moreno on July 24, one day her Murrieta home was set on fire. Her husband, Freddy Perez-car washhas been charged with murder. Police say he shot his wife three times.

The news shook the Escondido Police Department and Palomar Police Academy to its core.

“I spoke with him [Perez-Rodas.] Never in a million years I would've thought that this would, something like this would happen between them," said Emmanuel Boyd, Class Sergeant for Palomar Police Academy 22, who went through the academy with Perez.

The family eventually moved to Boyd’s neighborhood where they became even closer.

“She was like my sister, and it was so surreal to me that she was gone,” Boyd said.

Boyd and other recruits organized the car wash to make sure Suzeth is taken care of financially. They say she may have lost her mother, but she has gained a family.

“My heart breaks as a mom to know how much Laura loved her daughter and that she's not going to be here to see her grow up,” Barnes said. “Her daughter is the spitting image of her and is such a sweet, loving little girl, and that's a testament of the kind of mother Laura was."

The group plans to hold another carwash at a Shell gas station in Escondido at the end of August.

Earlier this month, Sami Ahmed Saeed, 25, was charged with creating a fake fundraising website in the name of Officer Laura Perez.

A makeshift memorial at the site where a rabbi was shot and killed on Saturday keeps his memory alive as police continue to search for the suspected killers.

A Miami-Dade Police chaplain said Monday that a rabbi who was shot and killed while walking to his North Miami Beach temple Saturday morning likely did not have his wallet on him.

Police said the shooting death of 60-year-old Rabbi Joseph Raksin was an apparent robbery, but they are not ruling out the possibility of a hate crime following anti-Semitic vandalism at a nearby synagogue just two weeks ago.

"Right now, there are no indications this was a hate crime or related to a hate crime," said Major Hector Llevat. "However, we are not closing the door. We are not ruling that out."

MDPD Chaplain Rabbi Pinchas Weberman said it was unlikely that Raksin would have been carrying a wallet with him on the Sabbath due to his religious beliefs.

"The purpose of the Sabbath is rest," Weberman said. "Whenever you walk on the street you're going to tap your wallet to see if it's still there. It's a source of tension. You walk out without the wallet you have rest."

Police spoke at Monday morning regarding Raskin's death, saying they are investigating all possible leads in the case.

"We'd like to let the community know that we understand the fright, the anxiety, the anguish that comes with a cowardly act like this and we share in the community's urgency to find the perpretrators of this act," said Maj. Llevat.

Police said Raksin was walking on the 800 block of NE 175th Street around 9 a.m. when two young males approached him and shot him after an altercation.

The suspects fled the scene, one on bike and one on foot, according to police. Raksin was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where he died.

Also, Monday, a large crowd of mourners showed up in Brooklyn for Raksin’s funeral, NBC 4 New York reported.

“He was a sweetheart, what should I tell you?” asked Isaac Neworth, Raksin’s brother-in-law. “My kids are hysterically crying. He was the uncle that was always the hug, the pat on the head. He would take our religious ideals and bring them to life.”

“A fellow who wanted to live a pious life and also a very modest life and a humble life,” said Rabbi Shea Hecht, a friend of Reksin’s in New York. “For him to be taken in this way is really horrendous. I search myself for the meaning.”

Raksin has a wife in Brooklyn, and is a father of six.

The Anti-Defamation League said it is talking with police about the investigation.

If you have any information about the shooting death, call Miami-Dade Crimestoppers at 305-471-TIPS (8477).