WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A New York City policeman has been indicted on attempted murder and drunken driving charges in the apparently random off-duty shooting of a man in the suburbs.
The Westchester County district attorney said Thursday that Officer Brendan Cronin parked his car in Pelham (PEHL’-uhm) on April 29, just before midnight. He then approached a car that was stopped at a traffic light and allegedly shot the passenger six times.
Cronin, of Yonkers, was arrested within a few blocks by Pelham police. Prosecutors say he had been driving while intoxicated.
A call to Cronin’s lawyer was not immediately returned.
The passenger who was shot and the driver of that car have said they plan to sue Cronin and New York City. The New York City Law Department has declined to comment.
