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May 25, 2006

Chelsea Bouncer Being Investigated for Two Other Murders

2006_05_bouncerkilling.jpgThe bouncer who fired upon four people outside a Chelsea club - killing one - allegedly told the police he killed two other bouncers last fall. The Post says Sakai is being questioned in the murders of Irving Matos, a topless bar bouncer who was found dead in his home, and Edwin Mojica, another bouncer at Opus 22, where Sakai worked. Sakai apparently did pass an exam to be a security guard, though he never had a license to carry a gun on the job, which prompted Mayor Bloomberg to say, "I think it goes to highlight the problem of illegal guns. There's only one reason to carry a gun on the streets of a big city and that's to use it." The City Council is looking to propose stricter legislation for bouncers. The Times says that while Opus 22 has never had run-ins with the State Liquor Authority, neighbors had been complaining "fights and noise ouside the club."

Sakai is expected to be arraigned on murder, assault and weapons charges this morning. While some witnesses say Sakai, after shooting the first man, taunted the victim's friend, "You want some too?" then shooting the friend, the Daily News has a new version of what happened on West 22nd Street:

"\[The bouncer\] was saying, 'Calm down,' " a witness said. "Then he turned away from the guy. He had a smirk on his face and he pulled out a gun and shot him in the foot."

Davis' pal Yeison Correa, 23, hit the bouncer and Sakai "just turned around and shot him too," the witness said.

That's when Andres Cuadros came at Sakai with a metal cash box and beaned him on the head. Sakai allegedly responded by shooting him in the throat.

Cuadros' brother, Gustavo, ran over in shock. "What'd you do that for?" he asked. The bouncer answered with another pull of the trigger, witnesses said. "He just shot him in the face," the witness said.

After the shooting, the bouncer ran back into Opus, grabbed his jacket and hopped a subway to Brooklyn, police sources said.

Andres Cuadros is in the hospital, paralyzed and in critical condition; he was supposed to graduate from community college yesterday.

And Rob the Bouncer at Clublife writes about the shooting: "I don't carry a gun to work. I could, but I don't. If the day ever comes when I think I need to carry a gun to work, I won't go to work that day. I'll skip it because if I believe I need to carry a gun to work, I've let the club intrude upon my "real life." And I can't let that happen because nightclubs aren't real."

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Comments (7)

Ahhh, Alcohol, the cause of and solution to all our problems.

 

Mmmmmm, beer....
(That goes out to you HJ Simpson)...


Hey Mayor Bloomberg, what if one of the other 4 people had a gun and killed this nutjob after he fired one shot? I guess guns can never be used for defense according to Bloomberg...

Oh and Bloomie, when are you going to stop giving money to pro NRA Republicans? Mayor Hypocrite.

 

Damn, I got all excited cause his last name was sakai and I thought he would be Japanese cause they say he wears a fu manchu and karate clothes but it's a BLACK guy again.

 

Where are these bouncers getting these guns.
The blogging bouncer stated he has a gun.
Is that smart to divulge?
If they have these guns, are they carrying them?
Because a carry license is much more different than a premise license.
I've known some cops who moonlight as security and they even stated to me, when the shit comes down, they are doing nothing. They don't want the trouble.
But for some reason, merchants think it's a plus to have a cop as security.

 

You get what you pay for when you go to trashy clubs like that. It's hard to mourn this death.

 

Lesson that community college didn't teach Cuadros: don't bring a cashbox to a gunfight.

 

YOU GET WHAT U PAY FOR

LESSON AT COMMUNITY COLLAGE

I AM A VERY CLOSE FRIEND OF GUSTAVO HE DESERVED NONE OF THIS

I HOPE YOU BOTH DIE SLOW DEATHS RIGHT NEXT TO STEVEN SAKAI
PUSSIES

 
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