Suspect in Queens hoax bomb already under NYPD investigation for far-right stunts
A right-wing conspiracy theorist who allegedly planted a hoax bomb that forced evacuation of a New York City mall surrendered to police early Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Louis Shenker, 22, who had recently been arrested and accused of arson, telephoned police before he turned himself in at about 3 a.m., officials said.
Firefighters on Monday morning discovered a stolen car in Queens with wire, cans and electrical wiring in the form of a hoax bomb device on top of the vehicle's trunk.
No explosives were found in the vehicle — a Tesla with Nevada plates parked on a spiral ramp between parking garage levels at the Queens Place mall — but police rescued a husky dog from inside it.
The car had pro-Black Lives Matter movement signage, raising questions of whether the signs were intended to discredit the movement, three senior law enforcement officials said.
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