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The man accused of firing gunshots in the Times Square subway station to stop a mugger from robbing a woman was arraigned on Thursday.

Man charged after he fired 2 shots trying to prevent purse snatching on NYC subway

New York Mayor Eric Adams compared the incident to the movie “Death Wish.”

In a city with over 8 million people (plus millions more in the suburbs), you can expect a lot of…very human…interactions. In small towns most things make sense. Smaller places aren’...

According to police, Rote told officers he was watching and pulled out a gun he was carrying and fired warning shots in an attempt to stop the mugging.

If NYC truly cracked down on crime, a known aggressor like Roesch wouldn’t have robbed and Rote wouldn’t have shot.

John Rote, 43, who opened fire at a Manhattan subway station this week – while warning a would-be mugger to leave a woman alone – posted bail and returned to his Queens home Friday morning.

New York police have identified and arrested the person they say drew a gun and fired two shots at a man trying to strong-arm rob a woman in a Manhattan subway station this week, and a judge has order...

 

Police reportedly arrested a New York man who was trying to protect a young woman allegedly being harassed by a homeless vagrant.