Two victims took tainted drugs at gay nightclubs in New York City and then were assaulted, later dying of a drug overdose, according to officials.
The New York City Police Department publicly identified the two after a grand jury indictment was filed
of Julio Ramirez, 25, and John Umberger, 33. The two victims took tainted drugs at gay nightclubs in New York City and then were assaulted, later dying of a drug overdose, according to officials.Ramirez, 25, was found dead in the back of a taxi and his bank accounts were drained after a night out at Ritz Bar and Lounge in April 2022.Bloomberg via Getty Images
Umberger, 33, was found dead inside an apartment where he had been staying after arriving in New York for business in June 2022.Robert DeMaio, 34, turned himself in to detectives on Monday morning, and 30-year-old Jacob Barroso turned himself in on Saturday morning, according to the NYPD. The NYPD reported that the two face charges of murder, robbery, grand larceny, identity theft and conspiracy. Information regarding their legal representation was not yet available.
Shane Hoskins, who officials told ABC News was part of a crew linked to the deaths, was arraigned in Supreme Court on Thursday. He was charged with robbery in the first degree, identity theft in the second degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree, and two counts of conspiracy in the fourth degree.People walk past customers sitting at tables outside the Ritz Bar and Lounge in Hell's Kitchen, June 22, 2020, in New York.
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