An angry customer shot another over a spilled drink at a restaurant in Upper Manhattan, the NYPD reported.
Antony Battle, 46, was arrested weeks later as a suspect in the incident that occurred on January 27 at the bar of the “Luxor New York” restaurant on the corner of Tenth Ave. and W. 203rd St. in Inwood.
That day the suspect, a resident of The Bronxhad an argument with a 33-year-old man, He pulled out a gun, pointed it at him and fired several times. The unidentified victim was shot in the abdomen, but survived the surprise attack. Battle fled but was arrested on Wednesday, February 7, and charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Battle tiene numerous previous arrests in the city for various crimes, including drug possession, aggravated harassment and assaulthe noted Daily News. All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Incidents of violence inside bars and other public places are not exceptional in New York. Last week, a Mexican gang member was stabbed to death by a rival in a bar near his home in the Bronx, according to the NYPD.
On Thursday, a 26-year-old man was killed in an early morning shooting outside a Kennedy Fried Chicken franchise restaurant in the Bronx, the NYPD reported.
Then, the night of that same day, 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.
Yesterday, in the latest incident of gun violence in a public place in NYC, one person was killed and six injured in a shooting at a Subway station in The Bronx.
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