POLICE BLOTTER

Restaurant Manager Arrested for Shooting Teenager After Dispute

The 45-year-old manager of a Bronx Burger King was arrested yesterday and charged with killing a teenager, after a shootout at the fast food restaurant Saturday left the teenager dead and the manager wounded. Police said Ronald Johannes was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. Yesterday, police said Mr. Johannes allegedly shot the teenager during a dispute at the Burger King on Eastchester and Boston roads, when the 16-year-old confronted him about a fight they had earlier in the week. Police said Saturday’s altercation spilled outside the store, where the victim and suspect fired shots at each other. According to police, 16-year-old Shaka Walcott was struck multiple times in the torso and died at Jacobi Hospital. Mr. Johannes, who was shot twice, was also taken to Jacobi, where he was subsequently arrested. Police did not disclose the nature of their dispute.

— Special to the Sun

Riverdale Man Shot Dead

A Bronx man was shot and killed yesterday morning, several blocks from his home, police said. Police said Brandon Schultz, 36, of Bailey Avenue in Riverdale, was shot once in the chest around 4:30 a.m. He was taken to North Central Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after 5 a.m. As of last night, police said there was no known motive in the case, and no arrests were made. The investigation is ongoing.

— Special to the Sun

20-Year-Old Man Shot In Brooklyn

A Brooklyn man was fatally shot early yesterday morning, police reported. The victim, identified as Raul Guttierez, 20, of Jefferson Street in Bushwick, was shot down the block from his home around 1 a.m., police said. He was taken to Wyckoff Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police did not disclose a motive in the shooting, and said the detectives’ investigation is ongoing.

— Special to the Sun

CITYWIDE

New Web Site Connects People for Rides, or More

Manhattan resident seeks companion for ride to airport, maybe more. In the latest novelty for a mobile city in a networked world, an online service that made its debut this weekend offers to help New Yorkers hook up for cabs and any other connection that might blossom along the way. Called Hitchsters.com, it’s ride-sharing with a side of social networking, the digital trend that made MySpace a household word. Hitchsters’ pitch is largely economic in a city where a cab to the airport can run upward of $50, but the service isn’t shy about its social potential. Its Web site extols the possibility of meeting new people — and maybe getting a free ride if one of the travelers is on business. Users can even specify their fellow rider’s gender, and whether they’re more interested in safety or socializing.

— Associated Press

STATEWIDE

Man Dies After Being Attacked by Deer He Held

ELLENBURG — A man died yesterday after being attacked by a deer he was keeping in captivity, state police said. Ronald Donah, 43, of Ellenburg, was attacked by the buck around 7:30 a.m., a state trooper, Joseph House, said. About a half dozen deer were found penned up on the property in Ellenburg, about 180 miles north of Albany in Clinton County. Details of Donah’s injuries and what may have prompted the attack were not available last night.

— Associated Press

Raid Uncovers Large Methamphetamine Lab

RICHFIELD — A large methamphetamine lab was uncovered at a home during a raid Saturday morning, state police said. Five people were arrested at the home in Richfield, about 70 miles northwest of Albany. All were charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Additional charges, including unlawful possession of hazardous material, were pending. Police said the lab was in the process of making meth when it was raided. State troopers seized more than 20 liquid ounces of meth and several firearms.

— Associated Press