New York: A teenager has been jailed for fatally shooting a Jamaican immigrant after an altercation inside a Dunkin’ Donuts shop.

The incident occurred in March, and Santiana Rodriguez, 18, was arrested on Monday, according to The Independent.

WNBC reports that Ms Rodriguez allegedly yelled at 24-year-old Stephen Stuart inside the Dunkin’ Donuts on East Gun Hill Road in Williamsbridge, accusing him of standing too close and “disrespecting her”. Ms. Rodriguez then phoned her boyfriend for assistance.

Ms Rodriguez and Mr Stuart left the Dunkin Donuts without incident, but the police say she followed him down with her boyfriend’s aid, WNBC reported. The boyfriend then shot Mr Stuart, the article added, citing police.

According to The Independent, Ms Rodriguez’s boyfriend is still at large.

The video shows Ms Rodriguez exiting the Dunkin Donuts restaurant after picking up her purchase. her black hooded sweatshirt, black leggings and white shoes

The event was extensively covered in March in the US. Mr Stuart relocated to the Bronx three months before the shooting, according to CBS News.

“I’m surprised someone would just hurt him like that over nothing,” his aunt told CBS News.

He was said to be working at a restaurant and sending money home to his mother and sisters.

The lady and the victim were not seen on a video shot inside the Dunkin’ Donuts shop on the day of the incident, according to the cops.

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