NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said a guy driving a U-Haul in Brooklyn on Monday was suffering from a mental health crisis and was off his medication.
Essig said the suspect, Weng Sor, told police he saw an invisible object approach his vehicle and declared I’ve had enough before launching a violent rampage across Brooklyn.
U-Haul Truck Driver Rampages Brooklyn Pedestrian
Sor, 62, was charged with one count of homicide and seven counts of attempted homicide on Tuesday. According to authorities, four persons were hospitalized as a result of the event, two in critical condition and two in serious condition.
Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell pledged to work with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office to ensure that the victims receive a portion of justice. Police sources said that a 44-year-old victim died from his injuries.
According to the NYPD, the victims’ ages range from 30 to 66 years old. Sewell stated that one of the eight injured was a police officer who attempted to halt the truck.
Essig said when police officers ultimately apprehended Sor near the Battery Tunnel, he told them, You should have shot me. Sor resides with his mother in Las Vegas. He has been arrested eight times since 2002 for DWI, dodging a police officer, battery, resisting arrest, domestic battery, and battery with a lethal weapon.
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The rental U-Haul was also stopped in South Carolina on February 5 for reckless driving and possession of marijuana, according to authorities.
The U-Haul was hired on February 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and according to the authorities, Sor stayed in the state until February 4 as shown by ATM withdrawals.
On February 6, he arrived at his estranged son’s Brooklyn home to shower. Essig reported that he returned to Brooklyn on Monday after traveling via Millburn, New Jersey, the previous day.
The rampage began at 10:20 a.m. at Sunset Park, continued through Bay Ridge, and concluded at 11:24 a.m. in Red Hook, according to the police.
U-Haul stated in a press release that the vehicle was rented for 30 days with a return date of March 3 and that the daily rental fee was paid in advance and on a legitimate contract.
It was an in-town rental, thus the equipment was to be returned to the location from which it was dispatched, as per U-Haul.
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