{"id":2172829,"date":"2024-02-09T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-year-old-illegal-migrant-arrested-after-times-square-shooting-that-injured-officer-2-others\/"},"modified":"2024-02-09T21:03:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:03:43","slug":"15-year-old-illegal-migrant-arrested-after-times-square-shooting-that-injured-officer-2-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-year-old-illegal-migrant-arrested-after-times-square-shooting-that-injured-officer-2-others\/","title":{"rendered":"15-year-old illegal migrant arrested for Times Square shooting, injuring officer and 2 others"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F15-year-old-illegal-migrant-arrested-after-times-square-shooting-that-injured-officer-2-others%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2172829&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo via: New York Police Department) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>5:56 PM \u2013 Friday, February 9, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>According to law\u200c enforcement, a \u206315-year-old illegal\u200c immigrant from Venezuela was apprehended on Friday after being caught on camera shooting a tourist and firing at \u2063a police\u200b officer during an attempted \u200brobbery in Times Square.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bteenager, Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, was apprehended by the NYPD and the U.S. Marshals Joint Regional Fugitive Task Force at a Yonkers,\u200d New York,\u200d residence at\u2063 around\u200c 3:30 p.m. EST, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>On \u2063Thursday, the NYPD posted an image of the 15-year-old, along with a cash reward for anyone with additional information that could \u2062lead\u2063 to his arrest. \u200b <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the individual who displayed a \u2064firearm and shot at security, striking an innocent bystander. While\u2063 fleeing, he\u2064 also fired at an NYPD Police Officer. There is a reward of up to $10,000. Any info, DM or call <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDTips?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYPDTips<\/a> at 1-800-577-TIPS. All calls are confidential. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y76hYbZIVQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/y76hYbZIVQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vhIrm9hFB8\">pic.twitter.com\/vhIrm9hFB8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NYPD\u200b NEWS (@NYPDnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPDnews\/status\/1755837226217259252?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Shortly\u200b after, NYPD \u200bChief of Patrol John Chell named Rivas-Figueroa as the \u201carmed and \u2064dangerous\u201d person of interest in relation to Thursday\u2062 night\u2019s tumultuous \u2064event at Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>Chell informed reporters that the adolescent had been living at the Stratford Hotel on West 70th Street since September, as the influx of incoming \u2062illegal immigrants has\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proterra-bus-fire-prompts-california-agency-to-consider-shelving-electric-bus-fleet\/\" title=\"Proterra Bus Fire Prompts California Agency to Consider Shelving Electric Bus Fleet\">forced city officials<\/a> to\u2062 open up hotel rooms for them to stay in, paid for by taxpayers. <\/p>\n<p>The police official stated that the 15-year-old is also a suspect in two other incidents\u2062 involving gunfire in Midtown \u200dand an armed robbery that occurred in the Bronx on January 27<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The teen had been holding \u201ca \u2063large .45-caliber firearm,\u201d Chell added.<\/p>\n<p>He is accused of firing two rounds at police officers on Thursday night as \u200dhe was leaving the area. According to reports, Rivas-Figueroa fired the weapon at around 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>After striking a 38-year-old Brazilian tourist in the \u2063leg, the shooter fled with another teenager following the first shot. According to Chell, soon \u200cafter, Rivas-Figueroa opened fire on a nearby police officer as he fled toward West 46th Street.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe had no problems firing into a crowd at a store\u2026 and not shooting at cops once, but shooting at them \u2063twice,\u201d Chell continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the police official, Rivas-Figueroa and two other illegal migrants, a \u200c15-year-old and a\u2064 16-year-old, were seen\u200d stealing clothing from a number of stores in the area.<\/p>\n<p>A female security guard eventually\u2064 stopped the trio, and after speaking with the three,\u200c she reported that Rivas-Figueroa pulled out his firearm and shot in her direction, according to Chell. \u2062However, an unarmed customer was wounded by the gunshots, not the guard, and the victim is now reportedly healing\u200d after suffering a\u200b minor injury above her knee.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chell, there was video evidence of Rivas-Figueroa and the other teenageer fleeing the store.<\/p>\n<p>Officers on duty in the neighborhood eventually received the report and\u200d spotted them. They started running after the two boys. One grabbed the unnamed adolescent, and Rivas-Figueroa kept running toward Sixth\u200d Avenue, according to the police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe \u2063turns once, he fires towards our officer,\u201d Chell told reporters. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOur \u2062officer takes his \u200cgun out, and he cannot return fire; there are too many people\u200c in his way. Our suspect goes through the cut between \u2063the buildings. He\u2019s running; he \u200dtakes his gun out, and under his armpit, he fires again at \u200cour officer,\u201d Chell continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Police got ahold of Rivas-Figueroa on Friday morning, and he and the other 16-year-old were in\u2063 custody as authorities worked to determine what role each of them played in the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re \u2062still trying\u2063 to \u200bfigure out [their] role in this,\u201d Chell said. \u2062\u201cWe\u2019re not going \u2063to go and \u200cbroad\u200c brush a whole migrant community as being bad people\u2026 our\u2062 concern, \u2064the community\u2019s concern is to take this armed and\u2063 dangerous juvenile off the\u2064 streets,\u201d Chell maintained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HE\u2019S 15 BUT ALREADY SHOT SOMEONE <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice have captured the 15 year old migrant who shot a female tourist in the leg and fired at a \u2062police officer in Times Square NYC Thursday night. <\/p>\n<p>Illegal \u2063immigrant \u2064Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa, 15 was being housed at \u200bthe Stratford Hotel\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjU1vJ69b3\">pic.twitter.com\/HjU1vJ69b3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mandala (@mandala_mandy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mandala_mandy\/status\/1756120789990986082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! \u2063Receive breaking\u200d news \u200cblasts directly to your inbox for\u200b free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>The White House rebukes the Special Counsel\u2064 report, Imran Khan declares victory in Pakistan and Happy Chinese New Year.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden has responded to the special counsel\u2019s\u200c report on his \u200chandling \u200dof classified documents. The White House counsel is now asking for a revision of Robert Hur\u2019s report. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>From retaliatory strikes in the Middle East, to the\u200b blundering\u200b bipartisan border bill. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The five marines killed in a helicopter crash earlier in the week are identified. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia\u00a0is building a new business\u2064 unit focused on designing bespoke chips for cloud computing firms and others.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Pinterest\u00a0dropped over \u206310% in\u200b a sign that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-ceo-calls-for-regulations-that-would-stifle-competitors\/\" title=\"Facebook CEO Calls for Regulations That Would Stifle Competitors\">smaller social media platforms<\/a> could be losing the\u200d battle to bigger players for ad dollars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google says consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as it\u2063 vies \u200cwith Microsoft\u00a0to win subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200c rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How did the NYPD manage to\u2064 apprehend Jesus Alejandro \u200cRivas-Figueroa?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: 15-year-old Illegal Immigrant\u200b Apprehended \u2064After Shooting Tourist and\u200d Firing at Police Officer\u2064 in Times Square<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2064shocking incident that unfolded in \u2064Times Square, New York City, law enforcement officials\u200d apprehended a 15-year-old illegal \u200dimmigrant from \u200dVenezuela after he was caught\u2063 on camera shooting a tourist and firing \u200bat a \u200bpolice officer during an attempted robbery. This article\u200c provides an overview of the event, the subsequent arrest, and the implications of\u200d the\u200d incident.<\/p>\n<p>The Capture of Jesus \u200dAlejandro Rivas-Figueroa<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b teenager, \u200cidentified as Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, was apprehended\u2063 by the \u200bNew \u2062York \u200bPolice Department (NYPD) and the U.S. Marshals Joint Regional Fugitive Task Force at a Yonkers\u2062 residence. The police had earlier released an\u200b image of the suspect and offered a \u200ccash reward for\u200d information leading to \u200bhis arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Suspect&#8217;s Involvement in Other\u2063 Incidents<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Rivas-Figueroa is also a \u200dsuspect\u200b in two other incidents involving gunfire in Midtown and an armed robbery in the Bronx that occurred on January \u200c27th.\u2064 The NYPD has described him as armed and dangerous, emphasizing the need to\u2064 apprehend him expeditiously.<\/p>\n<p>The Role of Illegal Immigration<\/p>\n<p>Chell, the NYPD&#8217;s Chief of Patrol, stated that\u200c Rivas-Figueroa \u200dhad \u200cbeen residing at the Stratford Hotel on West 70th \u2063Street since September. The increased\u200d influx of illegal immigrants has compelled city officials to \u200bprovide\u2064 accommodation, funded by taxpayers, for those \u200bwithout legal \u200bauthorization. Chell&#8217;s comments highlight the challenges faced by law\u2064 enforcement in\u2062 dealing with \u2064such cases and\u200d ensuring public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Events Leading up to the\u200d Arrest<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred\u200c when\u200c the\u200c suspect and two other \u2063individuals, reported\u200d to be illegal migrants, were seen stealing clothing\u200d from stores \u2063in the \u2064vicinity. A\u2064 female security guard attempted to intervene but reported that Rivas-Figueroa allegedly shot at her, accidentally\u2062 injuring an unarmed \u200bcustomer\u200b in\u200b the \u200cprocess. Video evidence \u2062established\u200b the suspect&#8217;s flight \u200cfrom the store.<\/p>\n<p>The Escalation\u200b of\u200b Violence<\/p>\n<p>As officers pursued Rivas-Figueroa and another teenager, the\u200c suspect fired at the police. \u2063Despite being\u200c armed, the \u200dofficers refrained from returning fire due\u200b to\u200c the presence \u2063of bystanders. The suspect managed\u200c to escape\u200c briefly \u200band fired at the officer once again before ultimately being \u2062apprehended\u200b by the police on the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises concerns \u2062about the impact of illegal immigration on public\u2064 safety and the\u2062 challenges faced \u200bby law enforcement agencies\u2064 in \u2064addressing such issues.\u200c The \u200cNYPD&#8217;s dedication to apprehending \u200cdangerous individuals\u200b without tarring an entire migrant community is commendable. \u2064It\u2063 is crucial that communities \u2063and\u2062 authorities work together to prevent such incidents, \u2063ensuring the \u2064safety and \u200dwell-being of all residents and\u2062 visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela was arrested in Times Square on Friday for shooting a tourist and firing at a police officer during an attempted robbery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2172830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DO-NOT-DELETE-THIS-45.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DO-NOT-DELETE-THIS-45.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2172829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2172829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2172830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2172829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2172829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2172829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}