Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will not charge the parking garage attendant who shot a thief in self-defense. He was initially charged with attempted murder.
with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the incident that unfolded Saturday morning. Diarra had noticed a man peering into cars on the second floor of the West 31st Street garage in Manhattan when he confronted him and asked what was in his bag.
Rhodie was also charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and burglary in connection with the incident. Diarra's case will be dismissed by Bragg pending further investigation, the district attorney's office told FOX 5 on Sunday. The charges against Rhodie, who has at least 20 previous arrests according to the New York Post, will remain."I think what [police] wanted to do was sort things out, and both men had been shot," Clayman told the Post."And they just didn’t have time just to start talking to witnesses at that point.
Diarra and Rhodie were transported to a hospital in stable condition after the incident Saturday morning.said the decision to charge Diarra was made using guidance from the district attorney's office, the Post added.
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