Suspects in NYPD officer shooting and Chick-fil-A incident in Texas identified as migrants

Updated on June 28, 2024, 06:22 IST

Recent incidents involving migrants have brought to light significant concerns about violence and gang ties. Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta was charged in Texas with killing two people at a Chick-fil-A restaurant; his wife, an employee at the restaurant, identified him as the perpetrator. Bernardo Raul Castro Mata was charged with shooting two NYPD officers and smuggling weapons into shelters.

Two migrants arrested in two separate shootings.

who is Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta?

Officer Anthony Alexander of the Irving Police Department reports that around 4 p.m., authorities responded to multiple 911 calls for a shooting incident in the Las Colinas neighborhood in the 5300 block of N. MacArthur Blvd. When police arrived on scene, they discovered two people with gunshot wounds inside a fast food restaurant. Shortly after arriving, paramedics pronounced both people dead.

Officer Alexander confirmed that the shooting occurred inside the Chick-fil-A building. Irving Police Department investigators collected enough evidence to conclude that the victims were the intended targets. Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta, a 37-year-old suspect, left the scene before police could arrive.

Mendoza Argueta’s spouse, a Chick-fil-A employee, saw the shooting and positively identified her husband as the perpetrator, police said. On June 27 at 7:30 a.m., Mendoza Argueta’s booking information included an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold. Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies are notified by this hold, also called an immigration detention, that ICE plans to take into custody an individual currently in their custody.

who is Bernardo Raul Castro Mata?

In another case, a grand jury indicted 19-year-old Bernardo Raul Castro Mata on a charge of attempted first-degree murder, and he was arraigned Wednesday in Queens County Criminal Court. In early June, Mata was charged with shooting two NYPD officers. His right arm was confined to a wheelchair when he entered the courtroom.

According to the prosecution, Mata was riding a scooter the wrong way down a one-way street when he was shot by East Elmhurst police officers Richard Yarusso and Christopher Abreu. According to court documents, Mata – who is currently being held at Bellevue Hospital after living in a migrant shelter – admitted to police that he was part of a gang from Venezuela.

According to Mata, firearms are smuggled into shelters in food packages to get past the metal detectors. He said that since Venezuelan police often shoot gang members for minor offenses, it is common practice for members of the Tren de Aragua to shoot at police officers. Mata pleaded not guilty despite his confessions, saying the gun was not his and that it malfunctioned during the confrontation with police.

Migrants and shootings

Recent incidents involving migrants have brought to light significant concerns about violence and gang ties. Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta was charged in Texas with killing two people at a Chick-fil-A restaurant; his wife, an employee of the restaurant, identified him as the perpetrator. Bernardo Raul Castro Mata was charged with shooting two NYPD officers and smuggling weapons into shelters. In New York, he was charged with attempted premeditated murder.

who is Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta?

who is Bernardo Raul Castro Mata?

Migrants and shootings

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