An immigrant teenager was beaten and stabbed in the back with a large knife by 23 people, some of them immigrants, in Times Square, causing his lung to collapse and succumbing to his lungs. He suffered severe injuries that left him with a hole, court documents said.
Five juveniles and one adult have been arrested so far, and police were still searching for 16 more as of Saturday.
The only adult arrested, Michael Colome, 22, of Queens, was charged with gang assault, assault and possession of a weapon.
Police said a man wearing a black mask was seen on video beating the 17-year-old victim with a broom until he was cut in half.
Colome was also said to be carrying a knife, and the 16-year-old boy was caught on camera pointing the weapon at the victim.
At his arraignment Saturday morning in Manhattan Supreme Court, Colomé’s lawyer noted that the suspect works “sometimes at a pizzeria in Williamsburg,” lives with his grandmother, and that his parents are U.S. citizens. , unsuccessfully argued for supervised release.
Judge Felicia Menin was not impressed.
“His ties to the community don’t seem significant enough to warrant.” [his] Return to court.he is accused of a crime [a] A serious crime punishable by a substantial prison term if convicted. He doesn’t have a regular job. “He does not remember the name of his uncle, who he claims is his employer,” she said.
Menin granted prosecutor William Eddy’s request for $50,000 cash bail, which he was unable to do, his attorney said.
Police said the 17-year-old boy from Nicaragua was attacked by a group of people at the intersection of 7th Avenue and 42nd Street in the heart of the tourist attraction around 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Despite the high number of immigrant crimes at the “crossroads of the world,” Mayor Adams insisted there is no reason to fear Times Square.
“I was walking there [in Times Square] The other day. You can feel the presence there. It’s safe,” he insisted at Saturday’s event.
“For those who are violent and have no place in our city, it doesn’t matter whether they are long-time New Yorkers or newcomers. Violence is not tolerated in this city.”
Additional report by Dean Balsamini
