The teenager is being charged with attempted murder as an adult after U.S. Marshals found him in Yonkers.
NEW YORK -- The teenager arrested for a shooting that injured a tourist in Times Square has been charged as an adult with attempted murder. U.S. Marshals took 15-year-old Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa into custody in Yonkers on Friday, less than 24 hours after the shooting Thursday night. Police said Rivas-Figueroa was captured on security video opening fire inside a sporting goods store in Times Square after a security guard stopped him with stolen merchandise.
According to court documents, the teenager returned home and tried fleeing the city with his mother the next morning, but he was apprehended at a home in Yonkers. Court documents say he was hiding behind a dresser.Rivas-Figueroa is facing two counts of attempted murder, as well as criminal possession of a weapon and assault charges. His bail has been remanded, as he is deemed a flight risk.The victim in Thursday's shooting was taken to a local hospital and has since been released.
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