In a harrowing scene captured on video, a girl and her brother managed to avoid injury after being caught in a hail of gunfire.
A 27-year-old man on parole was arrested on Friday in a brazen, broad-daylight shooting in the Bronx that gained widespread attention after two children caught in a hail of bullets narrowly escaped being hurt, officials said. The man, Michael Lopez, of Manhattan, was expected to be arraigned later in the day on attempted murder and other charges, officials said at an afternoon news conference. In addition to being on parole for an attempted assault conviction, Mr. Lopez faces a robbery charge stemming from an episode since he left prison in which he is accused of brandishing a knife, officials said. “I think the main question we all should be asking is, ‘How does an individual released to parole get arrested for a knifepoint robbery and is walking around on the streets?’” Dermot F. Shea, the police commissioner, said. “Is that justice for those little kids?” The shooting was captured by security cameras, with the footage showing a 13-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother among several passers-by who rushed toward a bodega for safety when a gunman ran up and began shooting at a second man.
