NEW YORK (WHDH) — A Newton man was among several injured in New York City after tragedy struck Tuesday on a busy bike path near the World Trade Center Memorial.
Martin Marro is originally from Argentina but for the last several years has made the United States and Newton his home.
Just last week, Marro and his wife hosted a fundraiser where Gov. Charlie Baker was the guest of honor. The event was for City Councilor James Cote who is up for reelection.
“It’s very disturbing that this happens right here in the U.S.,” Cote said.
Cote added that Marro visited New York to meet with several friends from Argentina.
Marro was with those friends Tuesday for a 30-year reunion when they were caught in the path of a man in a rented pickup truck, plowing down a path full of people walking and cycling.
“A couple hours later, we found out his five friends were killed in the attack,” Cote said.
Cote learned the news from Marro’s wife, who was in Newton during the attack but is now with her husband.
Marro faces injuries and is also dealing with the loss of his friends. Officials said he is expected to be okay.
Marro works Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research in Cambridge, the research unit of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.
“With sadness, we confirm that one of our scientists was injured in yesterday’s horrific attack on pedestrians in lower Manhattan. He is being cared for at a hospital in New York and we are providing full support to him and his family. Our thoughts are with him, his family and others affected by this tragedy,” Novartis said in a statement to 7News.
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