{"id":321987,"date":"2026-08-15T09:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/321987\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T09:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T09:50:24","slug":"homeless-man-arrested-after-shots-fired-at-2-construction-workers-near-central-park-on-upper-west-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/321987\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless man arrested after shots fired at 2 construction workers near Central Park on Upper West Side"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — Charges are pending against a homeless man who police say fired shots at two construction workers near Central Park on the Upper West Side.<\/p>\n

It happened near West 71st Street around 8:45 a.m. Friday.<\/p>\n

Investigators say the workers were hanging out on a bench in the park when the homeless man began acting strangely.<\/p>\n

Police say an argument among the three men turned physical, and that’s when the suspect pulled out a gun and fired three rounds.<\/p>\n

No one was hit, but the shots scared residents in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

“There was a lot of panic and it’s obviously the heart of the Upper West Side so people were very worried,” resident Sean Morrison said.<\/p>\n

Authorities say they recovered a weapon when they arrested the 33-year-old suspect.<\/p>\n

Few other details were released.<\/p>\n

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