A second man has been arrested in reference to the weekend capturing that left an off-duty border patrol officer wounded in a Manhattan park.
Christhian Aybar-Berroa, from the Dominican Republic, was apprehended by ICE early Monday, Homeland Safety Secretary Kristie Noem posted on X. She alleges he has a prison document in New York Metropolis and detainers had been ignored. It wasn’t clear what expenses Aybar-Berroa may face. Lawyer data wasn’t recognized.
Over the weekend, one other particular person of curiosity recognized as Miguel Mora, a 21-year-old undocumented immigrant with an in depth prison previous, was taken into custody after arriving at a Bronx hospital with gunshot wounds to the groin and leg, police stated. It was unknown if Mora had an lawyer.
The police commissioner stated Mora’s accidents had been according to what was seen on surveillance video of the capturing shared by the Division of Homeland Safety.
Off-duty officer shot in face, anticipated to outlive
The capturing came about at a park in Washington Heights late Saturday evening, the NYPD confirmed in a single day.
The officer, who was not in uniform, had been sitting with a lady in a park beneath the George Washington Bridge when two males approached on a moped simply earlier than midnight. The passenger bought off and approached the officer, who realized he was being robbed and drew his service weapon, police stated.
The 2 exchanged gunfire and the off-duty officer was shot within the face and arm. The perpetrator was injured earlier than he and the moped driver, recognized by Noem as Aybar-Berroa, rode off, police stated.
In a social media publish Sunday afternoon, President Donald Trump seized on the capturing as proof of Democrats’ failures to safe the border.
“The CBP Officer bravely fought off his attacker, despite his wounds, demonstrating enormous Skill and Courage,” Trump added.