Overview
- Shahab Usman, 40, has been arrested in connection with a series of violent robberies and sexual assaults at spas in Queens, New York.
- Usman, along with an accomplice who is still at large, allegedly began their crime spree on November 26, targeting four different spas.
- In one incident, Usman allegedly shot a man in the stomach who is now in critical condition.
- In two separate incidents, Usman is accused of sexually assaulting women at gunpoint.
- Despite the spas being under Asian ownership, the NYPD has deemed the violent robberies as 'crimes of opportunity.'