According to police, the latest killing happened shortly after 9 p.m. Friday when someone shot John "Tarzan" Maldonado three times, in his chest, the side of his torso and near his hip.Maldonado was pronounced dead at 9:44 p.m.Police believe Maldonado may have been killed in retribution for the death Thursday of another man, Jerome "Rude Boy" Scarlett.Maldonado's girlfriend, 24-year-old Shameeka Burks, said Maldonado believed he was a gang target.In addition to the two homicides, the violence that struck Newburgh Thursday and Friday included three robberies and a gang assault with machetes. Police have arrested suspects only in the machete attack.
