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A teenage Venezuelan migrant has been arrested for allegedly taking pictures two NYPD cops whereas on a scooter after they tried pulling him over.
Police approached Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, 19, as he drove the unlawful car the improper manner down a one-way freeway in Queens in a single day.
He allegedly responded by opening hearth on the officers utilizing an unlicensed gun earlier than fleeing on foot at round 1.40am, NYPD mentioned. One officer was struck within the leg whereas the opposite sustained a shot to their bulletproof vest.
Though Castro-Mata has not beforehand been arrested in New York Metropolis, police imagine he’s a part of a bunch which has been utilizing mopeds and scooters to commit violent robberies.
Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, 19, was pulled over for allegedly driving an unlawful scooter the improper manner down a one-way freeway in Queens in a single day
An unlawful Venezuelan migrant has been arrested for allegedly taking pictures two NYPD cops whereas on a scooter after they tried pulling him over, officers have mentioned. (Pictured: Castro-Mata being taken away from the scene of the taking pictures in a stretcher)
‘We’re him for a number of different theft patterns within the Queens space the place he does produce other co-defendants,’ NYPD Detective Joseph Kenny mentioned throughout a briefing Monday morning.
In a single incident, he’s accused of attacking a girl and stealing her bank card, which was later used at a Queens smoke store, in keeping with NYPD information.
Castro-Mata entered the US in July final yr through Eagle Move, Texas, Kenny mentioned. He has been staying at a migrant shelter in Ditmars Boulevard, near the world the place the taking pictures occurred.
{The teenager} was additionally shot within the ankle in the course of the altercation with officers at 89th Road and twenty third Avenue in Elmhurst, and he underwent surgical procedure on Monday morning at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.
NYPD mentioned the unlicensed gun he allegedly used was recovered on the scene.
Pictures present Castro-Mata wanting shell-shocked as he was taken away on a stretcher together with his arms handcuffed behind his again.
Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, 19, allegedly shot the officers utilizing an unlawful handgun (pictured) in East Elmhurst simply earlier than 2am on Monday
Police approached Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, 19, as he drove the unlawful car the improper manner down a one-way freeway in East Elmurst in Queens in a single day. (Pictured: Castro-Mata being taken away from the scene of the taking pictures in a stretcher)
Pictured: the discarded scooter on the crime scene after the shootout between Castro-Mata and two NYPD officers
One other picture exhibits three officers carrying him away by his legs and arms as he grimaces. The discarded scooter also can been seen amid carnage on the scene.
The NYPD officers concerned within the shootout had been filmed leaving Elmhurst Hospital within the daylight a number of hours later.
Onlookers gave them a standing ovation as one was pushed out in a wheelchair earlier than hopping right into a police van, whereas the opposite walked out and shook palms with colleagues.
New York Mayor Eric Adams condemned the taking pictures as ‘a mindless act of violence, a complete disregard for all times’ and praised the officers for performing with ‘professionalism and focus’.
It comes after a bombshell report indicated that 350,000 migrants who entered the U.S. illegally have had their immigration court docket circumstances dismissed, permitting them to go free with no verdict on the deserves of their entry.
The NYPD officers concerned within the shootout had been filmed leaving Elmhurst Hospital within the daylight a number of hours later. One was wheeled out (pictured) as colleagues gave them a standing ovation
One other picture exhibits three officers carrying Castro-Mata away from the crime scene in East Elmhurts, Queens, by his legs and arms as he grimaces
Though Castro-Mata has not beforehand been arrested in New York Metropolis , police imagine he’s a part of a bunch which has been utilizing scooters to commit violent robberies
A high Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) adviser, Kerry Doyle, circulated a memo in 2022 instructing prosecutors to dismiss circumstances for migrants who should not discovered to be nationwide safety threats, the New York Put up first reported.
In consequence, that yr almost 103,000 migrants had their circumstances dismissed – permitting them to stroll free into the U.S. with out an immigration court docket choose’s verdict on the deserves of their asylum declare.
Later in 2023, that variety of dismissed circumstances skyrocketed to 149,000.
Thus far in fiscal yr 2024, 114,00 circumstances have been terminated with no verdict, in keeping with the report.
Beneath Biden’s management, a whopping 77 % of migrants who declare asylum have been allowed to remain within the U.S., in keeping with the Transactional Information Entry Clearinghouse (TRAC), a non-profit that scours immigration court docket filings.
