Upstate man charged with shooting of popular New York sneaker retailer ‘Upscale Cracc’

A Poughkeepsie man has been charged with gunning down well-known sneaker reseller “Upscale Cracc,” who was shot multiple times during a robbery in June, police said.

Suspected shooter Jayquan Straker, 35, was taken into custody Saturday morning in connection with the murder of Upscale, whose real name police say is Javier Osorio-Mejia, 31.

Osorio-Mejia, a resident of Bayonne, New Jersey, was shot three times in his right leg at 5:15 a.m. on June 25 outside a clothing store at 41 Greene Street in Soho, authorities said.

At the scene of the shooting is a clothing store called Stone Island, although it is not clear what Osorio-Mejia was doing there at the time.

Authorities found Osorio-Mejia unconscious at the scene with a wound to his right thigh, police said.

Emergency services took Osorio-Mejia to Bellevue Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

According to his obituary, Osorio-Mejia will be remembered as a beloved father who brought laughter and smiles wherever he went.

“Javier was full of light and had a humble heart and always tried to help others. A well-known shoe retailer who made it to the top through hard work and sleepless nights,” the obituary said.

He was also “a wonderful father to his little daughter, for whom he lived” and loved spending time with his family, his obituary said.

Straker was charged with murder, robbery and illegal possession of weapons, authorities said.