One America News Network
According to law enforcement, a 15-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela was taken into custody on Friday after he was caught on footage shooting a tourist and firing at a police officer during an attempted robbery in Times Square.
The teenager, Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, was apprehended by the NYPD and the U.S. Marshals Joint Regional Fugitive Task Force at a Yonkers, New York, residence at around 3:30 p.m. EST, sources said.
On Thursday, the NYPD posted an image of the 15-year-old, along with a cash reward for anyone with additional information that could lead to his arrest.
Shortly after, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell named Rivas-Figueroa as the âarmed and dangerousâ person of interest in relation to Thursday nightâs tumultuous event at Times Square.
Chell informed reporters that the adolescent had been living at the Stratford Hotel on West 70th Street since September, as the influx of incoming illegal immigrants has forced city officials to open up hotel rooms for them to stay in, paid for by taxpayers.
The police official stated that the 15-year-old is also a suspect in two other incidents involving gunfire in Midtown and an armed robbery that occurred in the Bronx on January 27th.
The teen had been holding âa large .45-caliber firearm,â Chell added.
He is accused of firing two rounds at police officers on Thursday night as he was leaving the area. According to reports, Rivas-Figueroa fired the weapon at around 7 p.m…
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