Author: Cambrey Thomas (Cambrey Thomas)

By Cambrey Thomas Aurelio “AJ” Manresa, Jr. liked to play handball. Candice Battice, a family friend who knew Manresa and saw him grow up, remembers him as a 6’3″ athletic 22-year-old who liked hitting the gym and playing sports. But of all the games he played, she said, he liked handball best. “He would walk around...

Mourners Reflect Days After Fatal Shooting in DUMBO By Cambrey Thomas Two days after Aurelio “A.J.” Manresa, 21, was shot to death outside one of the Farragut Houses at 191 Sands St., the talk of the street was of confusion. With glass vigil candles and messages written in marker on ripped cardboard boxes tapped to the wall...