Upper West Side shooting suspect arrested after alleged workplace dispute
NEW YORK -- The man who allegedly shot his ex-boss on New York City's Upper West Side is in police custody.
Edwardo Diaz was arrested on attempted murder, assault and weapons charges Friday, after an apparent workplace dispute spilled onto the sidewalk and into the subway system.
Thursday morning, Diaz, 42, showed up at a computer repair shop where he worked until September to allegedly target a victim, described as his former boss, according to police.
Surveillance video shows people in the area running for cover as the gunfire erupted. Witnesses said they heard about a dozen gunshots.
A bullet hole from the shooting was visible to people walking along Columbus Avenue near 68th Street. Glass on a nearby bus shelter that was shattered and has been fixed.
"I saw the repair in progress," said Martin Johnson, who owns 67 Gourmet. "Shootings don't normally happen here, but this is New York City."
Multiple videos of suspect released during police search
During their search for Diaz, police released multiple videos of the suspect inside the computer repair shop on 68th and on the sidewalk where he repeatedly fired, according to police.
After the shooting, some subway riders went to the floor of their train cars as officers searched for the suspect, who tried to escape through the underground tunnels.
It was not immediately clear exactly where officers eventually found Diaz.
"I'm glad they got him," said William Roddy, a York Prep student. "I was in school when it happened. We went on lockdown. But it wasn't necessarily worrying because we were informed pretty early that it was a targeted attack, it wasn't a random shooting."
The victim was recovering at Mount Sinai Morningside after getting shot in the leg and shoulder.
Diaz was awaiting arraignment Friday evening.
