"You are kidding. That’s an April Fool Day joke, right? How can a hardworking man get arrested for defending himself?"
On Saturday, an overnight NYC parking garage worker was initially charged with attempted murder by police after the employee was shot twice by an alleged thief, wrestled the gun from the man, and then allegedly shot the thief with his own gun.
According to the New York Post, 57-year-old Moussa Diarra cried as he was handcuffed to his hospital bed and said, "I got bullets in me, and I’m chained to a hospital bed, but I didn’t do anything wrong."
When Diarra asked Rhodie to show him what was inside his bag, the man pulled out a gun instead. In a struggle for the weapon, Diarra was shot twice, once in the stomach and a second round grazed his ear.
Diarra was able to gain control of the firearm and allegedly shoot the would-be thief in the chest.
Both men were charged with attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a firearm. Rhodie received an additional charge for burglary.
Diarra is a married dad of two children and a family friend said in reaction to the charges, "He's there for security. That's literally his job, to defend his business. … He takes his job seriously. … Attempted murder charge has no place there. He [robber] came to find him at his job with his gun, he [Diarra] has to defend himself."
Someone who works close to the garage said, "You are kidding. That’s an April Fool Day joke, right? How can a hardworking man get arrested for defending himself?"
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg eventually dropped the charges, reports the New York Post.
Bragg recently indicted Donald Trump on charges that many have called a political prosecution.
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