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Jury Selection Begins in Washington Heights Barber Shop Murder Trial

By DNAinfo Staff on April 26, 2010 5:49pm

A former Washington Heights barber shop owner (not pictured) is set to stand trial for murder in Manhattan.
A former Washington Heights barber shop owner (not pictured) is set to stand trial for murder in Manhattan.
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By Shayna Jacobs

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN SUPREME COURT — A former Washington Heights barber shop owner charged with killing the place's new proprietor and shooting two others inside in 2005 is set to stand trial in Manhattan.

Eddy Espinal, 44, allegedly stormed into the shop he previously owned at 1577 St. Nicholas Ave. and opened fire on patrons and the shops two owners, according to past reports.

"I told you you were going to get it," the suspect warned before opening fire, according to the Daily News.

The gunman killed co-owner Julio Ernesto Filpo and injured two others.

Espinal was reportedly angry over his eviction from the shop at 189th Street a year prior.

Jury selection began Monday and his murder trial is expected to start this week.