Unhinged neighbor Lenue Moore is wanted by NYPD in shooting death of Manhattan woman, 57, who was shot dead along with friend while walking her dog – as cops say he was ‘lying in wait’
Police are searching for a disturbed neighbor wanted for shooting a woman and a man as they walked their dogs down a New York City street — just weeks after a victim was warned she was “going to die.” .
NYPD detectives are looking for Lenue Moore, 32, who is accused of ambushing Jacqueline Billini, 57, and Levaugh Harvin, 42, on Friday.
The couple was shot in the head in front of Harvin’s two children.
A wanted poster is circulating in the Washington Heights area as police continue to search for the suspect.
Jacqueline Billini, 57, was shot by an unruly neighbor while walking her dog with her boyfriend, 42-year-old Levaugh Harvin. Harvin was also killed
Police have launched an urgent manhunt for 32-year-old Lenue Moore, who is accused of ambushing Billini and Harvin on Friday.
Billini was an analyst for the state court system and was nearing retirement after nearly thirty years in the position
Her daughters describe her as someone with “a heart of gold” who “touched the lives of everyone she encountered.”
Billini and Harvin were walking along Highbridge Park along Edgecombe Avenue when Moore opened fire around 6:30 p.m.
They were pronounced dead at the scene. Billini’s beloved pit bull, Zeus, was also fatally shot.
Detectives quickly linked the double homicide to Billini’s neighbor, Moore.
He was arrested last April after kicking in her door and trying to hit her with a hammer.
The attack – which was captured on video – saw Billini’s relatives try to push the door closed while the neighbor kicked it and swung a hammer through the hole when it became large enough.
As Moore threw his full weight against the door, it hit Billini’s arm so hard that it broke, according to court documents.
“He had mental problems, as shown by what the prosecutor said,” her cousin, Luis Billini, told the newspaper Daily news from New York.
Moore was reportedly enraged by the barking of the three dogs in Billini’s apartment.
The man suspected of killing Billini, 32-year-old Lenue Moore, was caught on camera attacking her last April
He kicked in her apartment door and tried to hit her and her family members with a hammer
Bellini’s daughters described her as someone with “a heart of gold” who “touched the lives of everyone she encountered.”
Billini was an analyst for the state court system in the Bronx, and her cousin said she was close to retirement before tragedy struck
After the attack, he was arrested but released on $5,000 bail after being arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court.
He was later indicted on a slew of charges, including burglary and assault with a weapon with intent to injure.
A judge approved protective orders for Billini and her family, forcing Moore to leave the apartment complex and move in with a friend a few blocks away.
Months later, Billini still felt threatened.
Luis said that during a recent walk with Zeus, someone rode up to Billini and said to her, “You’re going to die.”
Because it was night, she could not identify the intimidator.
Janet Santana, a friend of Bellini’s, said Harvin had been joining her on walks for the past two or three weeks, acting as a kind of bodyguard.
“He was like family to her,” she said.
After the attack, Moore was ordered to move, but Billini still feared for her life
Her relatives suspect Moore was upset by the constant barking coming from Billini’s apartment, where she lived with her three dogs.
Tributes have poured in for the beloved mother, with her heartbroken family saying: ‘Her sudden departure has left a void in our family and community that can never be filled’
Billini was an analyst for the state court system in the Bronx. Her cousin says she was close to retirement after almost 30 years.
“It is impossible for someone who has served our country for 25 years to be treated this way,” Luis said.
‘A woman who was about to retire should not have to live like this, but have to constantly look over her shoulder. It is ridiculous.’
Friends said Billini was with Harvin the night of their murders because she was terrified of Moore.
Joseph Cuthbert told it ABC-7 that Moore stabbed Zeus, the dog he ultimately shot, last winter.
‘When I came, the dog was lying on the floor. I had to wrap the dog in a sheet and pick the dog up,” Cuthbert said.
Months later, Moore attacked Billini with the hammer.
Billini’s daughters Nathalie and Iliana wrote a moving memorial on a GoFundMe page, seeking donations for funeral costs.
They described her as someone with “a heart of gold” who “touched the lives of everyone she encountered.”
“Jackie was always there for her friends and family, providing unwavering support and love,” they wrote.
“Her sudden departure has left a void in our family and community that can never be filled.”