The fired computer repair store worker who shot his former boss in a broad-daylight Upper West Side attack was busted Friday morning — nearly 24 hours after he escaped through subway tunnels and even hid out under a train, law enforcement sources said.
Eduardo Diaz, 42, of Queens, was picked up on a warrant and charged with attempted murder, assault and weapon possession in connection to the Thursday morning shooting that wounded Boris Shapiro, 47, at West 69th Street and Columbus Avenue, the sources said.
“I heard,” Shapiro told The Post of Diaz’s arrest when reached by phone Friday at Mount Sinai Morningside, where he was recovering. “I feel great. I was nervous that he’d come back again.”
Diaz hung his head as detectives led him out of the 20th Precinct station house – and refused to answer questions about why he allegedly shot his ex-boss.
He kept his head tilted away from cameras as detectives led him into an awaiting unmarked car and fastened the seat belt.