Arrest Made In Livery Cab Shooting

have made an arrest in the shooting of a last year.

22-year-old Shawn Peace, who New York police had been seeking since December, was arrested in Buffalo Tuesday afternoon. He was taken in by members of the NYPD’s Violent Felony Squad. According to officers, he was taken into custody in Buffalo without any struggle.

Police had been seeking Peace since December, when a photo taken from inside the livery cab where the attack occurred seemed to match his profile.

The incident in question occurred in South Ozone Park on Dec. 3.  Livery cab driver Trevor Bell, who was reportedly working an extra shift to earn some money for the holidays picked up the suspect with his cab. The suspect then allegedly pulled a gun on Bell and demanded money, then shot him in the neck and back.

Bell was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where, despite being in critical condition, he recovered from his injuries.

Peace has not yet been brought back to Queens to be charged, a representative of the Queens District Attorney said. He is likely to be back in the borough this week, however, where he will stand trial for the shooting.