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Michael Lopez, 27, was arrested on Friday in connection with the June 17 shooting The suspected shooter charged with firing at two kids on a Bronx sidewalk was walking free on parole despite recent charges in a violent felony, it has been revealed. Michael Lopez, 27, arrested on Friday morning in connection with the June 17 shooting, shocking video of which showed a gunman fire wildly at a gang rival just inches from children. NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, who has previously slammed loose bail laws, questioned why Lopez was still out on parole despite a January arrest for a knifepoint robbery in the subway.  'I think the main question we should all be asking is: How does an individual released to parole get arrested for knifepoint robbery and is walking around on the street? And is that justice for those little kids?' asked Shea at a press conference.  'What I would like to get back to is common sense,' Shea added. 'When you see individuals on the street getting ar

The 12-story Miami condo had been flagged for 'major structural damage' to the pool deck area and underground parking garage in a damning report almost three years before it collapsed early Thursday, killing at least four and leaving 159 still missing. A consultant engineer warned back in October 2018 that the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Miami Beach, was in need of numerous repairs around the base of the structure 'in a timely fashion.' The structural field survey report specifically raised concerns about the pool deck area, in which the waterproofing was failing, and the underground parking garage which was riddled with 'abundant' cracking.  Despite the apparent urgency of some of the recommendations, an attorney for the resident-led condo association told the New York Times this week that repairs were only about to begin - more than two and a half years after the inspection. The alarming report was released by officials overnight Friday on the