15-year-old accused of shooting tourist in Times Square is identified. Officials have identified and arrested a 15-year-old who is accused of shooting a tourist in Times Square last week, six senior law enforcement officials said. Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa, a teenager from Venezuela who was last known to be staying at a migrant shelter in New York City’s Upper West Side, is being charged as an adult. He faces two counts of attempted murder, as well as assault and criminal possession of a weapon charges, according to court documents. The shooting occurred Thursday night during an alleged shoplifting attempt at a Times Square store. Figueroa is accused of firing a gun at a security guard who confronted him and another person at the door. He missed and struck bystander's leg. Figueroa is then alleged to have fired two rounds at a New York City police officer on 47th Street in midtown Manhattan while fleeing. Court documents say that Figueroa returned to his home and that he and h