Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of MIGUEL PADILLA, 44, in Manhattan Supreme Court for firing a weapon multiple times in East Harlem with the intent to kill. PADILLA is charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Attempted Assault in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, among other charges.[1] "Using an illegal gun, the defendant committed a violent and reckless act that brought harm to an innocent child," said District Attorney Vance. "The widespread availability of illegal firearms makes it all too easy for a situation to escalate into violence. We cannot rest in our fight against the proliferation of illegal guns on our streets."