The suspected candy-bar killer who gunned down a Bronx gas-station attendant after grabbing a Snickers brazenly returned to the crime scene two days later — only to flee after spotting his mug on a wanted poster, the shop’s owner said.
Anthony Bayne, 41, who was nabbed by cops Wednesday, sauntered into the Baychester Shell on Oct. 30 not even 48 hours after he allegedly killed beloved clerk and dad of two Lamine Diop, 35, station owner David Zaher told The Post.
“He came in, saw the poster [taped to the counter] and just ran off,” Zaher, 37, said.
“I don’t think he realized he murdered someone.”
He said the worker on duty thought the guy’s behavior was bizarre and told his boss. When the owner checked surveillance footage, he recognized Bayne as the man who allegedly killed Diop and called the cops.
Police said they caught Bayne based on anonymous tips after the NYPD released his surveillance-video photo from the shooting to media outlets.