New Jersey Man Is Killed in Midtown Poker Game

Date: 11/04/07

Do you have a gambling addiction? or maybe owe someone money? or tried to go to rehab but it didn't work out? Friday night, a mathematician, Frank DeSena was gunned down and killed in Manhattan. There have been no leads and police are investigating weather or not he was connected to the shooter. This took place at 251 Fifth Avenue at 28th street. Three masked men walked into the building and robbed the players for money. I believe there is connection between where the poker games were held and the masked men. How would these three men have known where this location is and what floor?

Police have not arrested anyone but are reviewing surveillance camera to see if they can get the suspects. They are still not sure who was in charge of the poker games. Although it's legal to play poker for money, maybe the suspects had a dispute with one of the players. It's illegal to hold an organization and profit from it. At this location, players were charged $5 every half-hour. Some of the players have said Mr. DeSena is not the type to pick a fight with someone. Poker was a hobby. Out of all reasons, he might have just been killed for being there the wrong time at the wrong place. One of the tenant said, they were hiring security to watch building to make sure who was going in and out.

This article gave a lot of details and also interviewed the players. I wanted more facts from the police on how they will go about this case. I want to think of it as a gambling addiction or maybe Frank DeSena got too deep into the game. For now it just seems these three masked men have studied the location and planned a robbery. Hopefully, this story will have a lead and find out who the killers are. It seems more to it than people playing poker and having fun.