An off-duty New York State trooper shot a 17-year-old boy who allegedly tried to carjack her at a Mobil station on Kimball Avenue in Yonkers on Sunday afternoon, police say. According to investigators, the trooper, assigned to Troop NYC, fired a single round from her off-duty handgun after the teen pulled a knife and climbed into the driver’s seat of her vehicle. He was treated for non-life-threatening wounds and is in stable condition while awaiting arraignment.
What Yonkers police say happened
Yonkers police told the Daily Voice that the incident unfolded around 12:45 p.m. on April 26 at the Mobil on Kimball Avenue. Investigators say the trooper had pulled up to a pump to refuel when the 17-year-old approached, displayed a knife and climbed into the driver’s seat of her vehicle. The trooper then fired once, and police say the bullet went through the teen’s left arm and into his chest.
Despite the gunshot wound, authorities say the teen drove off, smashing through a shed and a fence before the vehicle finally stopped in a lot at an apartment complex on Midland Avenue. Officers later took him into custody there.
Trooper and teen details
State police told the Rockland/Westchester Journal News that the trooper is a 12-year veteran assigned to Troop NYC and that she was evaluated at a hospital and released. The Journal News also reported that a knife was recovered from the suspect at the time of his arrest. Because he is 17, his name is being withheld under state law.
Investigation and charges
The Yonkers Police Department’s Major Case Squad is leading the criminal investigation, and New York State Police have opened a standard internal review following the officer-involved shooting, according to the Daily Voice. Officers provided medical aid at the scene before the teen was taken to a hospital. Prosecutors say he is expected to be arraigned on multiple counts, including robbery and weapons charges.
Where it went down
The shooting happened at a busy Mobil station near the Cross County Parkway, listed at 838 Kimball Ave. in Yonkers. Exxon Mobil identifies that address in its station directory. Nearby Kimberly Gardens apartments line Midland Avenue, where police say the car finally came to rest.
Why this case is drawing attention
The incident threads together several familiar issues in police shootings: an off-duty officer using a personal firearm, an automatic internal review by state police and a slate of criminal charges facing the suspect. Yonkers detectives and the Westchester District Attorney’s Office are handling charging and arraignment as the investigation continues, and authorities are asking anyone with information or video of the encounter to contact investigators.
