Overview
- Faisil McCants, 18, was arrested Thursday in a multi-agency operation and taken into custody during a probation check-in, authorities said.
- He is charged in federal court with Hobbs Act robbery and using a machine gun during a crime of violence, while the NYPD filed murder and weapons charges.
- Investigators say the gunfire followed the theft of backpacks containing marijuana from a man near East 109th Street and Madison Avenue.
- A stray bullet struck Robin Wright, 69, in the face as she stood with her walker on East 110th Street, and she died at a hospital.
- Surveillance footage and 15 recovered shell casings underpin the case, two alleged accomplices are being sought, and McCants is expected in federal court Friday.