The NYPD is investigating Shellyne Rodriguez, the Hunter College Associate Art Professor who took out a machete and held it to the neck of a New York Post reporter and threatened to chop him up into "pieces." According to the police department, Rodriguez could face several charges, one of them for assault, as a result of the attack.
Today's cover: NYC professor under investigation after chasing Post staffers with machete: cops https://t.co/z3mgVnmgYy pic.twitter.com/tMvFp30L8o
— New York Post (@nypost) May 24, 2023
For an interview, she pulls out a machete
It all started at the door of Rodriguez's Bronx apartment, when reporter Reuven Fenton and a cameraman, both from the New York Post, knocked on her door to interview her about a viral video on social media showing Rodriguez violently insulting pro-life students who had set up an information desk at the college where she worked (Hunter College).
Pro-abortion professor Shellyne Rodriquez harassed and assaulted two pro-Life students at Hunter College.
Rodriguez is an open Marxist at the College and has yet to be reprimanded for her unhinged and violent outburst. pic.twitter.com/xHDYAf2Qq4
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) May 21, 2023
Fenton identified himself as a reporter and Rodriguez, before opening the door, threatened to "chop him up" and yelled "Get away from my door!" Subsequently, she stepped out and held up a machete to Fenton's neck.
The Post workers quickly fled. But Rodriguez, still with the machete in hand, chased them into the street: "If I see you on this block one more f***ing time, you're going to...! (...) Get the f*** out of here, yo!" she shouted.
Rodriguez was fired from Hunter College
Vince DiMiceli, spokesman for Hunter College, told The Post that hours after the attack, Rodriguez was fired from the college. This information was confirmed by the school in Manhattan:
Rodriguez has been relieved of her duties at Hunter College effective immediately and will not return to teach at the school (...) Hunter College strongly condemns the unacceptable actions of Shellyne Rodriguez and has taken immediate action.
NYC visual arts school reviewing college professor Shellyne Rodriguez’s employment https://t.co/4FtfAdsXfJ pic.twitter.com/kKQwoWu5YX
— New York Post (@nypost) May 24, 2023
Fenton told Fox News that he is exploring all possible legal avenues and is considering pressing charges against Rodriguez.
I still have to figure that out. I am in discussions about what I am going to do next. To be honest, this is the first time I've been in this situation where I've been asked whether or not I would press charges, I've never pressed charges (...) So I'm still wrapping my head around all this. That being said, I have to talk to police and talk to the company and see what my best avenue here is.
