A teenager accused of shooting a bystander while shoplifting from a Times Square store is being charged as an adult with attempted murder, assault and weapons charges, police said Saturday morning.
An NYPD spokesperson said the 15-year-old was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count each of assault and attempted assault. Police said he’s in NYPD custody but it was unclear where as of Saturday morning.
Attorney information for the teen was not immediately available
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said Thursday the incident unfolded just after 7 p.m., when a female security guard from JD Sports confronted the alleged thief in the lobby of the store on the corner of Broadway and West 42nd Street.
After the guard retrieved the stolen property, Chell said the suspect took out a gun and fired one shot at her. He missed, but hit a tourist in the leg who was also shopping at the store.
The suspect, wearing all white, then fled the store with another man in a blue jacket. Police caught up with them on 47th Street and 7th Avenue, and were able to arrest the suspect in the blue jacket, Chell said, but the alleged shooter kept running.
Chell said an officer chased him to the alley that runs under the News Corp building on West 47th Street and 6th Avenue. Once there, Chell said the suspect turned around and shot once at the officer, then ran further and fired a second shot.
The suspect ran into the subway station on West 46th Street and 6th Avenue, where he escaped. He was arrested by U.S. Marshalls in Yonkers Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours later.
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