Gunman in Queens shooting over double-parking claims he was defending himself: DA

The 22-year-old antheral who shot 2 radical successful an statement implicit a double-parked car successful Queens said helium was protecting himself erstwhile helium blasted distant astatine his rivals, prosecutors said Tuesday.

“I was protecting myself. I person a kid,” Alan Rodriguez told constabulary aft helium was arrested connected attempted execution charges for the Sunday nighttime roadworthy rage shooting successful Kew Gardens Hills.

At astir 9:20 p.m., the 2 victims were lasting with a 3rd antheral astir a double-parked metallic Toyota connected 79th Ave. adjacent 147th St. erstwhile a achromatic Acura MDX pulled up.

Rodriguez exited the Acura MDX and began arguing with the 2 men implicit being double-parked. Another antheral was driving the Acura and a pistillate was successful the backmost seat. Both remained successful the vehicle, cops said.

As the statement continued, Rodriguez allegedly pulled a 9-mm pistol with an extended clip and opened fire, blasting a 41-year-old antheral successful the near genu and striking a 34-year-old antheral successful the near foot.

“Stop! Don’t bash it! Don’t bash it!” the pistillate successful the Acura screamed arsenic Rodriguez opened fire, according to tribunal papers filed by the Queens territory attorney’s office.

The witnesser saw “a burst of airy coming from the gun,” according to a transgression complaint.

Responding officers recovered ammunition casings astatine the scene, constabulary said. Thanks to a wide statement of the shooter fixed by the witness, arriving officers spotted Rodriguez adjacent and took him into custody.

The antheral driving the Acura and the woman, who fled the scene, were inactive being sought.

The alleged gunman lives astir the artifact from wherever the shooting took place. His 2 victims besides unrecorded nearby.

Both victims were rushed to Jamaica Hospital, wherever they’re expected to survive. The slug that deed the 34-year-old antheral went done his foot, doctors told police. The circular that entered the older man’s genu was incapable to beryllium removed Monday.

Rodriguez wasn’t equipped erstwhile helium was taken into custody, though helium admitted to the shooting, officials said.

Despite his claims of having a kid, nary 1 saw a kid successful the car oregon adjacent the country of the shooting, cops said.

Prosecutors besides charged Rodriguez with weapons possession and reckless endangerment. A Queens adjunct territory lawyer asked that Rodriguez beryllium held without bail, but a justice ordered him held connected $1 cardinal bail.

He’s expected backmost successful tribunal connected Friday.