A security guard at New York City’s Randalls Island shelter was brutally attacked by an illegal alien on Monday morning, officials said. new york post.
Tent city shelters have become hotbeds of violence since August, when they were converted into temporary housing for illegal immigrants.
Around 6:45 a.m. Monday, 24-year-old Oscar Adrian Al Ordonez was heard arguing with his wife inside the shelter, the Post reported. A 40-year-old security guard intervened in the altercation and tried to break up the heated exchange.
Officials said Ordonez suddenly reacted by punching a security guard. The assailant also reportedly scratched the worker’s face and neck and bit him on the head.
Sources told the Post that the guard defended himself by punching Ordonez in the face. They noted that illegal immigrants were bruised and bleeding as a result of the conflict. When authorities arrived on the scene, neither Ordonez nor the security guard sought medical treatment.
Ordonez was arrested on suspicion of an altercation, the newspaper said.
Many violent incidents have occurred on Randall’s Island since its opening.
Most recently, in April, a group of five male illegal immigrants staying at the shelter turned violent. violently attacked another individual When he was eating on his cot. A security guard who tried to break up the altercation was also injured. The men were charged with third-degree assault and harassment.
A video posted on social media in February showed a large group of unruly illegal immigrants. Attacks New York City Police Officer People who were about to be arrested at the shelter. Video showed bottles and backpacks flying through the air as police handcuffed the person and struggled to remove him.
In January, a 24-year-old undocumented immigrant was assaulted and stabbed to death on Randalls Island by four other undocumented immigrants living in a shelter. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) previously said the victim was “trapped and chased” by the group “until he collapsed.” Three of the suspects were charged with first-degree manslaughter and gang assault.
“Everyone in the lunchroom was huddled together, standing at the table and watching. I saw the security guard trying to cool down this one guest, and that guest couldn’t cool down at all.” said one of the shelter workers. WNBC. “He ran back to get something and lunged at the guy. It all happened very quickly.”
Some undocumented immigrants living on Randall Island said the shelter was divided into “camps” based on ethnicity, the newspaper reported. Another person told the news outlet: “Everyone has a knife.”
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