One of two men charged in a fatal shooting of a 31-year-old New York City man earlier this month at Eagle Rock Reservation was the “alleged best friend,” of the victim, according to a criminal complaint. Michael Verdel, 71, lived in the same apartment building on the 500 block of East 167th Street as Kelsey Steels, who was shot in the head on March 4 in West Orange, authorities said. In the affidavit of probable cause, Verdel also claims a third man might have taken part in the deadly shooting While Verdel and Posley Sulaiman have been charged in the murder of Kelsey Steels, Verdel told invest…
