UPDATE: New York City Police Identify and Arrest Migrant Youth Who Shot Tourist During Robbery in Midtown Manhattan and then Opened Fire on Law Enforcement
Shooting Suspect Alejandro Rivas Figueroa Credit: NYPD
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, there is a manhunt on for a migrant teen who shot and gravely wounded a tourist in Midtown Manhattan before aiming at law enforcement in New York City Thursday. Now, police have officially identified and arrested the alleged perpetrator.
CBS New York reports that 15-year-old Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa from Venezuela was taken into custody by US Marshals in Yonkers after a nearly day-long manhunt following the shooting. Police are expected to reveal more at a press conference later today.
During a press conference earlier Friday afternoon, NYPD Chief John Chell identified the shooter and noted he resides in a temporary shelter on the Upper West Side.
