The teen who shot and injured a Marine in Times Square has turned himself over to the NYPD while accompanied by his mom and has been charged with attempted murder, it has been reported.
Avon Darden, 16, handed himself over to cops at the Midtown South Precinct station house on Wednesday a whopping ten days after the shooting, the New York Daily News reported.
Samuel Poulin, 21, was hit in the back by a ricocheting bullet as he walked with his family near the Marriott Hotel on W. 45th St. around 5:15 p.m. on June 27. The young Marine was hospitalized after the shooting but was luckily not seriously injured.
Because of his age, Darden was charged as a minor with attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon, the outlet reported.
'I don't want to say anything about my son,' the teen's mom, who declined to give her name, told the Daily News.
Avon Darden, 16, handed himself over to cops at the Midtown South Precinct station house on Wednesday a whopping ten days after the shooting. He is pictured in surveillance footage while cops searched for him
Darden is allegedly pictured with the gun during the shooting on June 27
Samuel Poulin, 21, was hit in the back by a ricocheting bullet as he walked with his family near the Marriott Hotel on W. 45th St. around 5:15 p.m. on June 27
The young soldier recently graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, with a commission in the US. Marine Corps
Darden reportedly has been arrested for three felonies, including one for a gun possession charge, before he turned himself over on Wednesday.
Cops told the New York Post that the shooting was prompted after rival breakdancers argued the night before when Darden had allegedly walked in front of a performer.
Darden allegedly returned the next day and argued with the other performer for a second time before he allegedly whipped out the gun and opened fire, the New York Post reported.
After Darden allegedly started shooting, a bullet ricocheted off the ground and hit Poulin.
The young soldier recently graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, with a commission in the US. Marine Corps.
Times Square, one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, sees an estimated 50 million visitors annually and about 330,000 people pass through it daily, many of whom are tourists like Poulin.
Scared bystanders were sent scurrying as the shots went off last Sunday.
NYPD data shows that there were 59 shooting victims from June 28, the day after the Times Square incident, to July 4. There were 64 shooting victims for the same week in 2020, marking a 7.8% decrease year-over-year.
In the last 28 days, there have been 201 shooting victims compared to 261 for the same period last year – marking a 23% decrease year-over-year.
Times Square, one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, sees an estimated
