NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a stand-up comedian they believe is responsible for a subway shooting in Lower Manhattan last month, the NYPD announced at a press conference on Friday.
Marcos Cofresi, a 30-year-old standup comedian who goes by the stage name Leo Cofresi, allegedly shot a 34-year-old man during an argument on a southbound N train approaching the Broadway and Canal Street station on Jan. 28 just after 1 a.m.
The attacker shot the man in the arm and torso. Emergency responders rushed him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.
The shooter and the woman he was with fled when the train arrived at the station.
Police now believe Cofresi was the shooter. The stand-up comedian has performed at comedy venues around New York City.
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