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Times Square Gunman Arrested for Shooting Brazilian Tourist  Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa is led away in cuffs and tears by US Marshalls and the NYPD. The teenager was arrested in connection with the shooting of a Brazilian tourist in Times Square. -Twitter Swaggering Shooter Ends Up Crying After Being Caught By Dan Gesslein  Manhattan Voice  February 9, 2024  MANHATTAN - The swaggering teen Times Square shooter who opened fire on a security guard and police was reduced to tears when law enforcement officials caught up with him less than 24 hours after the shooting.  Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, 15, was arrested in Yonkers at 3 pm today and officials photographed the teen crying as he was led off in cuffs. The migrant was arrested by members of the US Marshals Joint Regional Fugitive Task Force and the NYPD.  At a press conference on Friday evening, NYPD officials said Rivas-Figueroa had family ties to Yonkers.  The case is still und...

Gunman Shot Brazilian Tourist in Times Square A $13,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who shot a Brazillian tourist in Times Square. -Photo by NYPD By Dan Gesslein Manhattan Voice February 9, 2024 MANHATTAN - The NYPD announced a $13,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the Times Square shooter who wounded a Brazilian tourist.  The NYPD announced the reward and released new surveillance photos of the suspect shown carrying a gun through Times Square. Investigators took to social media and the news to get the word out about the reward in the hopes of catching the brazen gunman in what appears to have started off as a simple shoplifting case.  The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with a shooting in Times Square in which a Brazillian tourist was wounded. -Photo by NYPD At around 7 pm last night, a security guard inside JD Sports noticed three men shoplifting. When the guard tried to confr...