Declyn “Dex” Lauper, rapper son of music legend Cyndi Lauper, was arrested after New York police responded to a shooting that left a young man injured in Harlem.
A 24-year-old victim received shot in the leg outside the building located at 135 West 112th Street around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, reported ABC News. NYPD officers canvassing for evidence said that about 15 minutes later They located Lauper, 26, in possession of drugs and a loaded gun near the scene.
The young man, whose full name is Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and a controlled substance, but not with the shooting, while the investigation was ongoing.
The man injured in the shooting was also charged with criminal possession of a weapon. He was hospitalized in stable condition at Mount Sinai Morningside. His name was not released and it is not clear if he is close to the other defendant. All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The detainee is the only son of the famous Brooklyn native singer and her husband, actor David Thornton. In 2022 he admitted to disturbing public order after being arrested in a stolen luxury Mercedes car.. That time he took a plea deal, avoiding jail time, when a Manhattan judge ordered him to complete five days of community service and stay out of trouble for a year, he recalled. New York Post.
Young people are protagonists in armed violence in New York as victims and perpetratorsparticularly shootings and knife attacks, including in and around schools.
Last night, a Brazilian visitor was shot in the leg when three young men opened fire during a robbery at a store in Times Square, New York’s tourist and theater mecca.
2024-02-09 18:56:20
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