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NYC man charged in shooting of ex-SUNY football player

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Published July 30, 2020, 5:14 p.m. ET
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Footage from surveillance video tweeted by the NYPD allegedly shows suspect Jeffrey Thurston shooting former SUNY Buffalo football player Malachi Capers.
Footage from surveillance video tweeted by the NYPD allegedly shows suspect Jeffrey Thurston shooting former SUNY Buffalo football player Malachi Capers.NYPD
The 136 Deli and Grill at 135-33 Springfied Blvd in Jamaica, Queens where Malachi Capers was shot.
The 136 Deli and Grill at 135-33 Springfield Blvd. in Jamaica, Queens, where the shooting occurred. William Miller
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The Queens man who allegedly shot a former SUNY football player over a bodega beef has been charged with attempted murder, officials said.

Jeffrey Thurston, 27, was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and felony assault on Thursday, according to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

“This kind of gun violence is unacceptable. A young man is now fighting for his life because of a petty incident that spiraled out of control with a gun,” Katz said.

Thurston allegedly pulled a gun on 20-year-old Malachi Capers after a brawl inside 136 Deli & Grill on Springfield Boulevard in Queens on Monday and shot Capers once in the abdomen.

The near-deadly encounter was captured on surveillance video.

Capers, a student at SUNY Buffalo where he is majoring in psychology and a former freshman football player at the school, remains in critical condition, Katz said.

Thurston’s arraignment was still pending Thursday afternoon.