Nassau Police Make Second Arrest For Christmas Homicide

Antoine Foster, the second person wanted in connection with the Christmas Day shooting death of Rafael Cepeda, was arrested in Virginia on Thursday, police said.

Nassau County police had been searching for Foster since early January, when another man, Shamiq Sullins, was arrested and charged in Cepeda's murder.

Police say Cepeda was walking to the Hempstead train station last Christmas to pick up his 11-year-old daughter when he was shot by Foster and Sullins, two members of the Bloods who were looking to kill a rival gang member.

According to police, Sullins pointed out a car to Foster that he believed contained a their target. Foster fired three times at the car, and one of the shots struck Cepeda, who was passing by at the time.

Foster, 17, of Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead, was arrested in Alexandria, Virginia and charged with second-degree murder. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Friday.

Photo courtesy Nassau County Police Department