The FBI is hunting an alleged killer involved in the 2009 slaying of a Queens pizzeria owner’s son, who died trying to protect his cancer-stricken dad during in a botched Mob-connected home invasion.
Antoine Burroughs, 25, and cohort Leon Whitfield, 23, allegedly shot to death Gerardo Antoniello, 29, at his Ozone Park home. Whitfield is already in custody.
Burroughs was charged in abstentia last week with the murder.
He is described as 6-foot-1, 180 to 190 pounds and having a “prominent mole on his right cheek.” He was last spotted in Harlem and is believed to have family and friends in The Bronx.
“Burroughs is wanted by the FBI and is considered to be armed and very dangerous. If anyone knows his whereabouts, we’re asking that they come forward with that information. As always, tipsters can remain anonymous, ” said Richard Frankel, special agent-in-charge of the criminal division for the FBI’s New York City field office.
The victim was killed defending his father, Bartolomeo Antoniello, the owner of a Howard Beach pizzeria.
The gunmen coldly stood over the victim as he lay face down on the floor and pumped a bullet into the back of his head, execution-style, in front of his helpless dad, authorities said.
Francis LaCorte, an alleged Gambino mobster, was convicted in 2012 of being the “puppeteer’’ behind the gang that pulled off the deadly home invasion and a string of other robberies. He was sentenced to 50 years to life.
An accomplice to LaCorte, Vincent Mineo, previously got 20 years in a plea deal involving the case. Cops say the group cased the neighborhood, identified target homes and then dispatched hired thugs.
Anyone spotting Burroughs should contact the FBI at 212-384-1000.