The search continues for at least eight other suspects
involved in a fight with two NYPD officers
in front of a migrant shelter on 42nd Street in Times Square.
It’s believed that the 14 men involved are migrants, and most, if not all, are believed to be residing in the city shelter system in housing for migrants. Six have been charged so far and five have been released without bail.
While officers visited migrant centers throughout the city overnight, continuing their search for the other men suspected in the attack, it’s believed that the first four people who were arrested and charged left on a bus heading to Calexico, a border town in California.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who spoke publicly about the incident on Friday, said there simply wasn’t enough evidence to hold the first suspects arrested over the weekend on bail.
“We assessed the evidence, brought the appropriate charges and we’re continuing to investigate,” Bragg said. “The important thing is to keep the right people accountable for the right conduct.”