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Police Identify One Shooter in Times Square Riot, Claim to Have Leads on Others

By Heather Grossmann | April 6, 2010 3:40pm | Updated on April 6, 2010 4:20pm
An NYPD vehicle picks up police barriers after Easter Sunday's violence in Times Square.
An NYPD vehicle picks up police barriers after Easter Sunday's violence in Times Square.
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By Shayna Jacobs and Heather Grossmann

DNAinfo Staff

MUNICIPAL DISTRICT — One suspect in the Easter Sunday shootings in Times Square has been identified, and police have leads on the others involved in the gun violence, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.

Police did not have further details on the shooting suspects at this time.

Several of the 33 people arrested during the Times Square mayhem Sunday were being arraigned on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to felony assault on Tuesday.

"My office is extremely concerned about the threat to public safety these cases represent, and we will treat these cases with the attention and seriousness they deserve," District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. said in a statement.
 
The D.A.'s office is working closely with the NYPD to track down, arrest and prosecute the remaining individuals involved.

The Easter evening destructiveness, during which four people were shot, has become something of an annual ritual in which youth gather in Times Square after the annual auto show at the Javits Center for what some characterize as "gang initiation" activities.

Police said they were investigating the possible role of gangs in the incident and Mayor Michael Bloomberg referred to the mayhem as "a bunch of gang members wilding."

A law enforcement source said police were looking into a potential connection between several possible gang-related arrests in Harlem Sunday night and the incident at Times Square.

Shopkeepers in the area hire extra security or close early as a precautionary measure. Last Easter, there were 27 arrests in Times Square.

Harlem-resident James Sullivan, 26, said he and his five friends were arrested on their way to Dallas BBQ in Times Square.

"I was just trying to enjoy my Easter and get something to eat," Sullivan said.

Ben Fractenberg contributed reporting.