A 15-year-old Venezuelan boy, Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, has been arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges including two counts of attempted murder, assault, attempted assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon after firing at NYPD officers and hitting a tourist. He was charged as an adult. The incident has sparked calls for an investigation into how the minor, who had arrived in the country only a few months prior, obtained the .40 caliber handgun used in the shooting.
Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, 15, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court this morning on two counts of attempted murder, assault, attempted assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. So he was charged as an adult. He is also a suspect in a Jan. 25 incident… https://t.co/CqaMBJzNXW
We should also launch a thorough investigation and hold responsible the reckless individual who provided the firearm to this 15-year-old. https://t.co/VdSYXWaGCc
We should also launch a thorough investigation and hold responsible the reckless individual who provided firearm to this 15-year-old. https://t.co/VdSYXWaGCc
We should also launch a thorough investigation and hold responsible the reckless individual who provided firearm to this 15- -year old. https://t.co/VdSYXWaGCc
We should also launch a thorough investigation and hold responsible the reckless individual who provided/sold firearm to this 15- -year old. https://t.co/kD4MepUHvW
Heartbreaking: another terrifying shooting, an innocent victim, and a Venezuelan kid who just ruined his life. Cue the migrant demonization, but I just keep thinking about that gun in the hands of a 15-yr-old who just got to this country a few months ago https://t.co/jM6cHd5qft
15 year old with a 40 caliber hand gun who has already shot at a security agent (missed and hit a tourist) and then fired twice at NYPD... 15 years old. https://t.co/31g771YK4S