CBS New York reports that Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa was taken into custody by US Marshals in Yonkers after a nearly day-long manhunt following the Times Square shooting at the JD Sports Store. At just 15, Rivas Figueroa is already also wanted in two other crimes - an armed robbery in the Bronx from January 27 and another shooting in Midtown. He already shot an innocent person and tried to murder a NYC Police Officer,' said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. Gunfire erupted after a security guard stopped the shooter and two other teenagers as they tried to leave the JD Sports Store in Times Square with allegedly stolen items. A gang of seven migrants has been indicted for attacking NYPD officers in Times Square in a separate attack on January 27.

Source: The Times February 10, 2024 14:01 UTC