Two teenage brothers were arrested without bail for their connection to a shooting of a police officer who was at a memorial service in West Harlem, New York.
The youths identified as Paris Francis, aged 17, and Prince Francis, aged 16, from Manhattanville, were in Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday, authorities said.
Of According to prosecutors, NYPD veteran Robert Manley was shot by Paris Francis on February 5, who was shot in the foot around 4: 30 pm after attending a memorial service for a community member at Manhattanville House in West Harlem.
The Francis brothers were caught on video in the area of the shooting and Paris was shown wearing a black jacket with the Canada Goose logo and was armed, they said. prosecutors in court.
Authorities presume that Officer Manley was not the brothers’ intended target, as he did not realize he was injured until he began helping duty officers find the suspects.
After being arrested, the two brothers were charged with attempted murder, assault, and weapons possession.
Paris Francis’ attorney asked for bail “ reasonable”; however, the judge supported the prosecutor who sought preventive detention.
“I don’t have the impression that they were targeting the policeman,” defense attorney Glenn Hardy said outside court on Saturday, adding: “My client maintained his innocence and we intend to do a thorough investigation, and at the end of the day my client believes in the justice system.
According to official records, Paris Francis has at least two prior arrests, including one for robbery on January 6 in Manhattan, while Prince Francis has had a criminal record for assault dating back to 2019, including four arrests.
It was learned that in in October Prince was arrested in Morningside Heights for allegedly firing a .40 caliber pistol from a high-capacity magazine into a crowd , indicated the police.
He was accused c As a juvenile offender following the incident on Amsterdam Avenue near Columbia University, it was determined that the shots injured a young man from 21 years in the left leg.
Prince was charged in November for the violent act and released on bail with restrictions, which he never complied with, prosecutors said.
With information from The New York Post
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