Second Arrest Made in Fatal Shooting Outside Deer Park Bar Last Year

A Deer Park man was arrested on Tuesday and charged in a fatal shooting outside a Deer Park bar last year, police said.

Demar Rose, 27, is charged with second degree murder and second degree attempted murder in connection with the death of Jean Yves and the wounding of Javonne Mimms on Jan. 16, 2014.

Rose’s arrest comes a few weeks after another man, Jhamek Daniels, of Brentwood, was arrested and charged in the shooting, which occurred in the parking lot of the Nite Owl Lounge, located at the corner of Long Island Avenue and Wright Avenue, at 2:22 a.m., police said.

According to police, three people inside a white Cadillac pulled into the parking lot and two people in a group standing outside fired several shots at the vehicle.

The driver, identified by police as Yves, 25, of Wyandanch, was stuck and later pronounced dead at the hospital. A passenger, Mimms, was struck in the chest.

The group that included the two shooters fled the scene in two vehicles, police said.

The day after the shooting, police said that homicide detectives were exploring the possibility that the shooting was gang-related.

Roase was held overnight at the Fifth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.

SCPD Photo: Demar Rose

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