Police: EMT's Murder Not Linked To Pregnant Woman's Death

Greenhouse (Katie Sokoler/Gothamist)

Police investigating the murder of an off-duty EMT in Soho Sunday morning say the shooting was not connected to the EMT's infamous, alleged refusal to provide medical attention to a dying pregnant woman last year. The Brooklyn DA has been investigating Jason Green (and his partner, Melisa Jackson), but no criminal charges have been filed against them yet. The woman who died, Eutisha Rennix, had a twin brother, Eudane, who, according to the Daily News, is a soldier scheduled to return to service in the Middle East on Sunday.

Investigators say they're planning to question Eudane Rennix, but that he is not a suspect. Green was fatally shot around 5 a.m. after he and his friend were turned away from Greenhouse, the ultra-douchey nightclub that's been hit with several lawsuits accusing the owners of a racist door policy. Witnesses say Green and his friend (who was not injured) got into a fight about a block from the club. "Two guys were fighting on the corner, loudly, and the guy who got shot kicked one guy in the face," a witness tells the News. "The fight moved down the street and more people joined in. Then there were two gunshots and it was over."

According to police, Green was shot twice in the torso by a man who got out of a car at Hudson and Vandam Streets. No arrests have been made in connection with the street brawl (sources are looking into whether the fight was over a parking space) or the shooting, and NYPD sources say the gunman was not the same person involved in the sidewalk throwdown.

Eutisha Rennix's mother Cynthia told the Post, "As a mother who has been through this kind of loss, I have to feel for his family. Even though what he did to my daughter was an injustice, I am sorry for him and, especially, for his mother." Her sister, Marva, added, "We thought what he did [to Eutisha] was inhuman. But he didn't deserve [to be shot]. You have to live your life right, because when you do wrong things, life has a way of bringing bad things back to you."

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By John Del Signore in News on July 19, 2010 9:37 AM

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napalm

However the incident, karma paid his ass a visit in the form of a bullet.

And to those who defend him and say things like "he was a human being", really? Aside from him being EMT, where was his human nature or instinct of helping another in dying need? He possessed life saving skills that the average person doesn't, so not having proper equipment isn't an excuse for not even making some type of effort to preserve life, like the human beings who actually did. Without equipment! He obviously felt that a dying pregnant woman wasn't worth his precious bagel time, so what makes you feel as if he was worth anything more than what he got in return?

Karma will eventually catch up with his partner as well. You know, the other human being.

unretrofiedforu

O SHIT THATS LIKE SOME FINAL DESTINATION TYPE SHIT WOW

kleinpeter

Karma.

r1b2

Ahh, so killed for no reason at all? Great.

Rocknrope

If L&O were still on the air, this would be a ripped from the headlines episode, with the twin brother being the shooter.

whitecastlerock

Any description of the shooter?

jpeditor

Amish for sure.

kazubes

Take a guess

pretender

I dunno but I got a feeling... I'm gonna guess the shooter was an elderly Chinese woman, late 50-60s, short, thin build, greyish-black short cropped hair carrying a big bag of bottles on the way to recycle....

Am I right? What do I win?

Torgo

You've seen her too???

neutral observer

Hip hop= thugs

Ph

I'll say it again, all the little raver and party kids never pulled this shit. Its ironic that once the city started transitioning to bottle service and catering to a hip hop crowd (this doesn't necessarily mean involving black folk, just the music played) this aggressiveness surfaced.