BBC News Published image captionChristopher Buggs was awaiting trial in Rikers Island prison US police are looking for a murder suspect who was released from prison in New York by mistake on Monday. Christopher Buggs, 26, was awaiting trial in Rikers Island prison over a 2018 shooting when a clerical error led him to walk free. The Joint Fugitive Task Force are attempting to track him down. Authorities have issued a photograph of the suspect, but warned the public not to approach him. "We are aware of this incident and a full investigation into how this happened is under way," Department of Corrections Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Peter Thorne said in a statement, quoted by CBS News.