A man has surrendered in connection with a shooting that erupted over a game of cards outside Manhattan's famed St. Patrick's Cathedral late last month, law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case said Monday.
The alleged gunman, Pedro Hernandez, was arrested Monday. The 23-year-old faces charges of attempted murder, attempted assault, reckless endangerment and weapon possession. It was unclear if Hernandez had an attorney.
The shooting occurred just before 5 p.m. on Aug. 28, on East 50th Street near Madison Avenue. Cops said Hernandez pulled out a gun during a game of three-card monte after he allegedly wagered cash and a gold chain and didn't want to give them up after he lost.
No injuries were reported, but a bullet did break the window of a nearby car.
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Hernandez wore a blue suit as he was escorted out the police stationhouse on Monday. It was the sixth time he has been arrested since he was released from Rikers Island in 2017 — when his case became something of a rallying cry for bail reform, police officials confirmed. He had been charged in a 2015 shooting, but couldn't make bail, according to the New York Daily News.
A human rights group posted his bail, and the district attorney later dropped the charges after a witness refused to cooperate, the Daily News reported.
