A tourist who was inside a store in Times Square was wounded by a gunshot during an attempted robbery in Manhattan.
The events occurred on Thursday around 7:00 p.m. inside the JD Sports store, on 42nd Street and Broadway.
According to police, a group of young people tried to steal merchandise from the store.
A guard at the business noticed and stopped two people to ask for the purchase receipt.
One of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot the guard.
However, the bullet ended up hitting a 37-year-old woman in the leg.
The New York police managed to arrest one of the suspects.
However, the shooter managed to flee and even fired the weapon a couple of times during his escape against the officers who were pursuing him.
This caused panic among people who were in the streets during the chase.
Police released an image of the suspect, who is between 15 and 20 years old and was last seen wearing a white shirt.
Any information about his whereabouts can be sent to 1.888.57PISTA.
Police offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to his capture.
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The police operation, where weapons were confiscated and arrests were made, took place on January 17.
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Among them were 47 counts of possession of a weapon, eight of second-degree reckless endangerment and 15 counts of manufacturing and transporting weapons.
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated that the investigation took more than 6 months.
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Inside the apartment they found a batch of 8 ghost weapons, manufactured with a 3D printer, including an AK.47 assault rifle.
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In addition, they confiscated homemade explosives, smoke bombs and 600 bullets. They also confiscated the printer with which the plastic weapons were made.
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The brothers will go to court on February 15 and face a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.
2024-02-09 11:16:00
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