Overview

• A 29-year-old food vendor was shot in the arm during an early-morning altercation at Seventh Avenue and West 47th Street in Times Square on April 30.
• Emanuel Charles, 21, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and weapons possession, among other offenses.
• Charles claims he acted in self-defense, alleging the victim or another individual pulled a knife during the confrontation.
• Video evidence shows a group of individuals, including Charles, in a physical altercation with a knife-wielding man before the shooting occurred.
• Four additional persons of interest remain in custody as NYPD investigates the motives and circumstances surrounding the shooting.