After a Midtown Manhattan parking garage attendant shot a would-be thief with the suspect’s own gun during a struggle, cops charged both men with attempted murder — but prosecutors aren’t pursuing the case against the worker.
Despite the initial charges filed by the NYPD, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg’s office is not prosecuting the garage attendant in the bloody Saturday morning clash, pending further investigation, a spokesperson said.
Suspected thief Charles Rhodie, 59, was confronted by worker Moussa Diarra, 57, in the parking garage at W. 31st St. near Eighth Ave. about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, cops said.
Rhodie allegedly pulled a gun on Diarra, firing four times and grazing the garage attendant in the head, police said. Diarra managed to wrestle the gun from Rhodie and fired back twice, blasting Rhodie in the chest, cops said.
Police recovered the gun and charged both Rhodie and Diarra with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon. Rhodie is also charged with burglary.
Medics took both men to Bellevue Hospital, where they were in stable condition.
A spokesperson for Bragg said Sunday that prosecutors are still working out what charges to pursue against Rhodie.*