Police Arrest Man Wounded In Harlem Shootout
NEW YORK (AP) -- A man at the center of a chaotic and deadly police shootout in Harlem last week has been arrested.
Angel Alvarez was wounded at least 20 times during a frenzied exchange of gunfire at a crowded block party on Aug. 8.
He was arrested Saturday following his discharge from the hospital.
Police announced the arrest Sunday. They were seeking charges including attempted murder and assault.
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Police officials say Alvarez got into a fight as the party broke up, then wrestled a gun away from the man he was brawling with, and fired as many as four shots at responding police officers.
Police responded with a hail of bullets that killed the other man who had been in the fight, wounded three innocent bystanders, and hit one officer in the hand and another in the chest.
That officer was saved by his bulletproof vest.
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