Footage of accused USPS killer shows suspect caught in fight, robbed in East Harlem months before stabbing

The alleged maniac stabbed a USPS worker to death last week during an argument at a Harlem deli was caught on video of a brawl in Upper Manhattan last spring.

Jaya Cruz is seen in the middle of 3rd Avenue and East 121st Street wildly swinging a white photo frame at a man’s head in broad daylight at the start of the three-minute restored clip.

The man then punches the trans woman in the face, and when she tries to run away, the second man pounces and hits her in the head.

Jaya Cruz, who allegedly killed a USPS worker, was caught on camera fighting with two men last spring.

The second attacker then drags Cruz to the ground by her hair, where he continues to kick her.

The video shows the first assailant pulling Cruz’s hair and grabbing her purse before the pair run away.

“Yeah, yo, don’t kill that n-ah, bro!” a passer-by repeatedly shouts in the clip that was published on X on account of New York Sh–ty.

The police confirmed a brutal robbery at the intersection on June 12. Two men, Jonathan Duran, 37, and Rhysuan Braxton, 34, were arrested for second-degree robbery after the pair punched a woman in the back of the head and threw her to the ground before swiping her purse and headphones, an NYPD spokesman said. .

Nearly seven months later, Cruz, 24, was charged with murder and manslaughter for the senseless killing of on-duty postal worker Ray Hodge III at a Joe’s grocery store in Harlem on Jan. 2.

A frantic woman flew into a blinding rage and allegedly spat at the father-of-two and stabbed him several times after he cut her off in the queue to order a sandwich.

Law enforcement sources previously told The Post that Cruz had at least five previous arrests that led to the bloody stabbing, including for brandishing a box cutter at a man in Midtown West in July 2020 and threatening to that she was going to “cut him”.

One of the men punched Cruz in the face, while the other knocked her to the ground and kicked her. Facebook Beasley herself

One of the men stole Cruz's purse after they finished beating her. Facebook Beasley herself — One of the men stole Cruz’s purse after they finished beating her. Facebook Beasley herself

Khoja family experienced death their “hard-working, honest and kind” relatives, who, they said, were always ready to help others.

“Ray touched the lives of so many and we are all truly blessed to have known and loved him,” his family wrote on a GoFundMe that raised nearly $9,000 for now on funeral expenses.

Cruz, who is being held at Rikers Island, declined an interview request.