Two men, Christian Aybar and Miguel Mora, were arraigned on a state attempted murder indictment after an alleged July 19 robbery and shooting in Fort Washington Park. Both remain in federal custody on related charges; Mora was arraigned virtually from his hospital bed while Aybar appeared in court. Court documents state Mora allegedly approached a 42-year-old off-duty Border Patrol agent and brandished a gun, leading to an exchange of gunfire that wounded the agent and Mora. The agent sustained facial, hand and wrist injuries requiring surgeries to repair his jaw, tongue, teeth and wrist. Mora was arrested at Bronx Care Hospital and Aybar was arrested the following day.
According to court documents, the pair allegedly spotted the 42-year-old Border Patrol agent on July 19 sitting on a jetty with a female at Fort Washington Park. Mora allegedly hopped out of the vehicle and brandished a gun before creeping up on his target. However, as he reached the officer, both men exchanged gunfire. The federal agent was struck in the face, hand and wrist, while Mora was hit in the thigh and groin.
The wounded Border Patrol agent, meanwhile, was brought to Harlem Hospital for treatment. Even while off duty on a summer night, this officer quickly leapt into action in an act of bravery, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. We are committed to the safety of law enforcement officers in Manhattan, as demonstrated by this in-depth investigation and today's serious charges. I thank DHS' Homeland Security Investigations for its collaboration.
Mora hobbled back to Aybar, who dropped him off at Bronx Care Hospital. Mora was arrested while in the hospital, and Aybar was cuffed the following day. Prosecutors say that one of the bullets entered the victim's jaw, resulting in him undergoing multiple surgeries to repair his tongue and teeth. He also underwent surgery for the wrist wound.
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