They said the 23-year-old suspect, arrested on drug charges, escaped while he was being questioned.

According to witnesses and media, between five and eight suspects escaped that day.

The suspects escaped but were later arrested by detectives from the 33d precinct.

The suspects left the jewelry and escaped into the crowd.

But the suspect, it turns out, had already escaped into the throngs.

The suspects had escaped in a patrol car, he was informed.

By the time the melee was over, at least 13 soldiers were dead and the suspects had escaped.

A fourth suspect in the building escaped and was at large last night, the police said.

It was not clear this morning whether the suspects in the drug deal escaped or were arrested.

The man was not injured, and a third suspect may have escaped.