Suspect out on bond in gun case arrested after shots fired in Times Square fender bender

Friday, July 16, 2021
TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police have made an arrest after shots were fired in Times Square after a fender bender between dirt bike riders and a Mercedes.

Elijah Quamina, 20, is accused of firing shots from the car during the dispute early Wednesday morning.
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One of the dirt bikes appeared to have been struck by the sedan at Seventh Avenue and West 41st Street just after midnight.

A dispute ensued, and multiple shots were fired.



Quamina was out on bond after being charged with gun possession in an arrest last year.
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He's facing attempted murder, attempted assault, and weapons charges.

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