NYC garage security worker is charged with attempted murder - after being shot ... trends now
A Manhattan parking garage attendant who was shot twice while confronting an alleged thief at his business was charged with murder after wrestling away the weapon and using it to fire at the suspect.
The nightside worker, Moussa Diarra, 57, was slapped with assault and criminal possession of a weapons charges in the Saturday incident, which occurred at around 5.30am.
The attendant saw a man peering into the car windows on the second floor of the West 31st Street garage, reported the New York Post.
Thinking that the man was stealing, the attendant brought the suspect outside and asked what was inside his bag.
Instead of idling or cooperating, however, the man then pulled out a weapon.
The incident unfolded at a midtown parking garage on West 31st Street in Manhattan
Both men, including the one acting in self defense, have been charged with attempted murder
Diarra lunged for the gun and it went off, leaving him with a stomach wound and an ear graze before he was able to turn the firearms on the alleged thief and shoot him in the chest.
The culprit, Charles Rhodie, 59, was also charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon, in addition to burglary, according to police.
The charges against Diarra have left many confused and livid, as they are reminiscent of the case against Manhattan bodega clerk Jose Alba, who was charged with murder following a fatal confrontation on July 1 with an angry customer who accosted him.
A family friend of Diarra's was irate: 'That's self-defense. The guy tried to rob his business. Why DA want to charge him with attempted murder?' said Mariame Diarra, of no relation to the attendant.
'He's there for security. That's literally his job, to defend his business ... He takes his job seriously ... Attempted murder charge has no place there,' she continued. 'He [the robber] came to find him at his job with his gun, he [the attendant] has to defend himself.'
An individual who works at another garage near the Moynihan Train Station was also shocked and disturbed by the charges:
'You are kidding. That's an April fool day joke, right?' asked the person. 'How can a hardworking man get arrested for
