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Gang member accused of Bronx shooting silent while walked out of precinct

By Len La Rocca and Craig McCarthy

June 25, 2021 | 4:17pm | Updated June 25, 2021 | 4:22pm

The Harlem gangbanger charged with nearly gunning down two young siblings while shooting at a rival in the Bronx ignored reporters’ questions Friday as he was hauled out of a police precinct.

Michael Lopez is lead out of the 44 precinct by NYPD Detectives.
Michael Lopez, wearing a white tank top, stared straight ahead as reporters yelled questions before he was put into the back of a police cruiser.
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Michael Lopez — wearing a white tank top tucked into his underwear, gym shorts and flip-flops with socks — stared straight ahead as reporters yelled questions before he was put into the back of a police cruiser at the NYPD’s 44th Precinct.

Lopez is accused of opening fire on Sheridan Avenue in broad daylight June 17 — targeting a rival gang member who trampled a 13-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother as he tried to avoid the bullets.

The shocking act of gunplay was captured on video.

Diana and Christian (no last name) speak to the media outside their apartment door in The Bronx on Monday June 21, 2021 in New York City, USA.
Both Diana and Christian’s kids — their daughter Mia and son also named Christian — were caught in a gang-related shooting outside a local bodega.
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Disturbing new videos shows the moment a gunman fires on a 24-year-old man while chasing after him in The Bronx.

The surveillance footage shows the victim colliding with two innocent bystanders as he scrambles to get away from the masked gunman.

The latest incident of gun violence unfolded on Sheridan Avenue near Mt Eden Parkway just before 7 p.m. Thursday, according to cops.

The gunman fired at least 12 times, sources said. He fled on a scooter, cops said.

The victim was shot three times, once in the back and once in each leg, and was rushed to Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where he is expected to survive, police said.
Lopez is accused of opening fire on Sheridan Avenue in broad daylight June 17.
NYPD

Miraculously, neither child was injured.

The video shows Lopez firing numerous times at a 24-year-old man as he stumbles over the stunned siblings, police said.

Lopez faces charges of attempted assault, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal use of a firearm, reckless endangerment and attempted reckless endangerment, police said.

He is expected to be arraigned in Bronx criminal court later Friday.