15-year-old accused of shooting tourist in Times Square is identified

Officials have identified and arrested a 15-year-old who is accused of shooting a tourist in Times Square last week, six senior law enforcement officials said. Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa, a teenager from Venezuela who was last known to be staying at a migrant shelter in New York City’s Upper West Side, is being charged as an adult. He faces two counts of attempted murder, as well as assault and criminal possession of a weapon charges, according to court documents.

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