Migrant Arrested in Shootings of 2 NYPD Officers
3rd June 2024
A migrant who crossed the southern border illegally in July was arrested after the shootings of two New York City police officers early Monday.
Bernardo Raul Castro Mato, 19, a Venezuelan migrant who entered the U.S. through Eagle Pass, Texas, was arrested, ABC 7 reported. He was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital in Queens after being shot in the lower leg.
The teen, who has been living at a migrant shelter near LaGuardia Airport, has no criminal history in New York City, but is a suspect in several “snatch and grab” robbery investigations in Queens, police said.