New York police have arrested a man who reportedly wielded a gun outside the venue of the 2022 US Open in Flushing Meadows.
Ricardo Betancur, 23, of Uniondale in Long Island, was in the passenger seat of a 2018 black Lexus at around 3pm on Saturday as the vehicle neared the arenas where matches were taking place. Police are said to have spotted the man allegedly holding the firearm with his hand hanging outside the window.
According to a report in the New York Post, officers approached the vehicle only for the driver to then spear off, throwing his passenger out of the car. Police were then able to recover the unloaded gun and arrest the passenger, who allegedly was in possession of both drugs and gun ammunition.
