times square rampage

An 18-year-old tourist from Michigan visiting Times Square with her family died in the rampage, while nearly two dozen people were hurt.

After Richard Rojas was kicked out of the Navy, he began sharing disturbing thoughts that were coursing through his head — that cars were following him, that aircraft were dusting him with chemicals, that his meals were poisoned. An uncle, Ramon Reyes, said Rojas offered a self-diagnosis: “You know that I’m crazy. And they’re not giving me the help...

People testifying in the trial of a man who drove a car that killed one and injured over 20 others in New York’s Times Square say the day still haunts them. The memories of screaming people, car tires screeching and an engine revving are recollections that are central to victims’ testimony at the ongoing trial of Richard Rojas. The 31-year-old...

Prosecutors say Richard Rojas, a U.S. Navy veteran, used his car as a weapon in Times Square and injured over 20 people, killing one young tourist. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

The man behind the wheel of the car that barreled through crowds of pedestrians in New York City’s Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22 other people, went on trial Monday after various delays over five years, including pandemic-induced court shutdowns. In an opening statement, prosecutor Alfred Peterson told a Manhattan jury that Richard Rojas was well aware of…