Suspect in DJ Jinx Paul Hit-And-Run Surrenders: Police

UPDATE: Police are looking to identify three women in regards to the hit-and-run, who were allegedly seen getting into the suspect's car before the incident, cops said Wednesday.

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A 27-year-old man turned himself in Friday morning for the hit-and-run killing of radio DJ Jean Paul Guerrero, also known as Jinx Paul. Kevin Ozoria admitted to police in the 75th Precinct that he was driving the car that struck and killed Guerrero, 39, in East New York early Monday morning, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

Ozoria allegedly took the damaged vehicle to a body shop in Brooklyn following the hit-and-run, police told Patch. Ozoria has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and tampering with physical evidence, police said.

Funeral services for Guerrero will be held Friday in Washington Heights. The services will be held at the Ortiz Funeral Home located on Broadway between West 189th and 190th streets, according to a press release. The funeral will start at 4 p.m. and is expected to last until 9 p.m. Spanish Broadcasting System and La Mega 97.9, the radio station Guerrero DJed for, has invited "the entire New York community to attend this funeral to our beloved family member and colleague."

On Tuesday politicians and colleagues of Guerrero from La Mega 97.9 called on the hit-and-run driver to surrender to police.

"We are gathered here because once again a driver has committed a reckless and cowardly act," City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez said Tuesday. "They took a life on our streets and then drove away into the night."

Guerrero's fellow DJs at La Mega 97.9 described the Harlem resident as a proud New York City native who was following his dream to become a DJ.

"He was a man who was filled with humbleness and happiness," Eric Garcia, general manager of La Mega 97.9, said Tuesday. "He was the soul of our radio station beloved by everybody. I still can't get over the amount of sympathy and support that we've gotten from everyone."

Guerrero was killed Monday morning around 4 a.m. when he was crossing the intersection of Jamaica and Sheffield avenues in the East New York section of Brooklyn, NYPD Chief of Transportation Thomas Chan said at a Tuesday press conference. Guerrero had just finished DJing an event at a nearby nightclub and was crossing the street to get into a cab to take him home.

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Photo courtesy of Spanish Broadcasting Systems/La Mega 97.9