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Man accused of firing machine gun on NYC street after drug robbery, killing 69-year-old bystander
Faisil McCants and two accomplices allegedly stole marijuana backpacks, with McCants firing a machine gun that caused a bystander's death, officials said.
- An 18-year-old man named Faisil McCants was taken into federal custody Thursday for allegedly discharging a machine gun in a public area of New York City, resulting in the death of a woman.
- The shooting followed McCants and two accomplices stealing backpacks with marijuana from a drug dealer during an afternoon robbery on August 27.
- NYPD and Homeland Security Investigations collaborated in the case after McCants allegedly pulled a weapon and shot at the robbed man, causing a stray bullet to kill a bystander.
- The victim was a 69-year-old grandmother standing with her walker on a sidewalk in East Harlem, described by officials as a beloved community member, with Clayton calling the death "tragic and senseless."
- McCants has been charged with robbery and machine gun possession, with the weapons offense carrying a possible mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years, and he is scheduled to be presented in court on Friday.
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Man accused of firing machine gun on NYC street after drug robbery, killing 69-year-old bystander
An 18-year-old man is accused of firing a machine gun on a New York City street, causing the stray-bullet death of a 69-year-old woman who was standing on the sidewalk with her walker.
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