A 15-year-old unlawful alien has been charged with tried homicide after being caught on surveillance digicam capturing a lady in Instances Sq., on the coronary heart of Midtown Manhattan within the sanctuary metropolis of New York Metropolis.
Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, an unlawful alien from Venezuela, was arrested and charged with tried homicide Friday after he was caught on digicam Thursday in Instances Sq. seemingly capturing a 38-year-old feminine vacationer from Brazil.
Rivas-Figueroa was denied bail and is being held in jail after a Manhattan decide deemed him a flight threat, possible because of his immigration standing.
BREAKING: NYPD says the alleged gunman who shot a vacationer in Instances Sq. then fired at cops close to Radio Metropolis Music Corridor is 15-year-old Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa; has been staying at a migrant shelter on the UWS. He’s thought-about armed and harmful. pic.twitter.com/M2iSYZnqzS
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) February 9, 2024
#ÚLTIMO Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa de 15 años, Migrante ilegal Venezolano fue arrestado en New York después de dispararle a una turista brasileña tras intentar robar una tienda.
Rivas cruzó ilegalmente en Septiembre de 2023 y vive en un refugio. Ahora irá a la cárcel. pic.twitter.com/WMAVcbbr7I
— Andrews Abreu (@AndrewsAbreu) February 10, 2024
In accordance with the New York Metropolis Police Division (NYPD), Rivas-Figueroa was shoplifting at a sporting items retailer in Instances Sq. on February 8 when a safety guard stopped him.
On surveillance footage, Rivas-Figueroa will be seen opening hearth and capturing the feminine vacationer, hitting her within the leg, earlier than fleeing the scene and hopping on town’s subway system to return to his mom’s residence in Yonkers.
Whereas fleeing, NYPD officers stated Rivas-Figueroa fired at them, however he didn’t hit any of them or any passersby in Midtown Manhattan.
After Rivas-Figueroa returned to his mom’s dwelling in Yonkers, NYPD officers allege he sought to flee New York Metropolis the next morning, however United States Marshals arrived at his entrance door and took him into custody.
Rivas-Figueroa arrived within the U.S. fewer than six months in the past, possible through the nation’s southern border, the place the Biden administration is releasing tens of hundreds of unlawful aliens into American communities each few days.
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Rivas-Figueroa had been residing in a taxpayer-funded migrant shelter on Manhattan’s Higher West Aspect and was reportedly concerned in a separate armed theft within the Bronx that occurred in January, in addition to a capturing in Midtown Manhattan.
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