A 15-year-old migrant teenager was arrested for allegedly killing a police officer and injuring another person this Thursday night near Times Square in New York City, police sources confirmed to NBC News. The teenager was wanted by authorities after injuring a person following a store robbery and for the murder of an officer.

Police patrol chief John Chell assured this Friday that the minor's last registered address was the migrant shelter at the Stratford Hotel. He is linked to other violent incidents, Chell said.