The mother of the 15-year-old Venezuelan teenager, Jesús Alejandro Rivas Figueroa, who injured a tourist with a gun and shot New York Police officers in Times Square, She was detained by Immigration agents. The arrest occurred the same day that officers managed to capture the young gunman, according to what the accused’s aunt told the newspaper. The New York Post.
“We want freedom for her because It is not your fault what your son has done. And that they will give him a chance to fight for his son. “No matter what happens, that is still his son,” she said.
Rivas-Figueroa’s maternal aunt, also a Venezuelan migrant, who arrived in the Big Apple 10 months ago, shared his dismay upon learning of the events involving his nephew.
According to his statements to the newspaper The Post, The family said they were “shocked” when they learned he allegedly tried to rob a JD Sports store, located at the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street. in the heart of Times Square, and subsequently attacked the woman before confronting police with gunshots on February 8.
Rivas-Figueroa and her mother They traveled from the Stratford Hotel on West 70th St., where they had been staying since September, to their aunt’s house in Yonkers in a matter of hours.
“Jesus only said there was a problem when they showed up, but We didn’t know the magnitude of the problem until they arrived the officials and told us what had happened,” said the aunt.
On February 10, a judge ordered that Jesús Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa held without bail in a juvenile detention center.
Accused of attempted murder
Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa faces formal charges of attempted murder after shooting at the sporting goods store in Times Square. New York authorities prosecuted him as an adult on two counts of attempted murder, as well as assault, attempted assault and illegal possession of weapons, according to police reports cited by the news channel. ABC7.
On the day of the incident, two teenagers of the same nationality, aged between 15 and 16, were also arrested.
When security intervened after they tried to leave the store without paying, José Alejandro took out a 40 caliber revolver and fired indiscriminately, injuring the 38-year-old Brazilian tourist who was in the establishment.
Later, he tried to escape and fired again at the police officers who were chasing him through the streets of Midtown, although he did not manage to wound them.
The capture of José Alejandro, who was identified through a poster released by the authorities with a reward of $13,500, was announced during a press conference led by Police Chief Edward Caban, after almost a day of intense search .
It has been reported that José Alejandro and his two companions They resided in an immigrant shelter established by the city to handle the increasing arrival of people in recent months.
“An irremediable mistake”
The aunt of the 15-year-old teenager also recognized that what her nephew did is a crime, so she emphasized that he must pay in court. “It was an irremediable mistake, and what the judge decides is what he has to do. There is nothing more to do in retrospect,” he told the New York newspaper.
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2024-02-18 21:35:00
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