Teen boy shot on NYC bus is son of top area police official: sources

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Teen boy shot on NYC bus is son of top area police official: sources​



By
Larry Celona,

Kevin Sheehan and

Jorge Fitz-Gibbon


January 23, 2023 5:35pm
Updated



A teenager who was shot on an MTA bus in the Bronx over the weekend was wounded during a gang-related fight with other youngsters — and is the son of a high-ranking Westchester County police official, law enforcement sources told The Post.
The 17-year-old victim in the Saturday evening shooting is the son of Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner Jeniffer Lackard, according to the sources.
The teen, whose name is being withheld by The Post, had boarded the BX5 bus in Soundview around 6 p.m. with three other boys, two of them 12 and one 10-year-old, the sources said.
A pair of teenagers got on at Hunts Point Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard — and the victim allegedly flashed gang signs at them as he started to get off the bus, according to sources.
He allegedly asked them for their gang affiliation — and then grabbed one of them, a 14-year-old, and tried to drag him off the bus, the sources said.
During the scuffle, two shots were fired, with one hitting the victim in the chest.
Police sources said the victim has three prior arrests and is affiliated with the Slutty Gang street crew.

Bronx MTA bus shooting.A reputed Bronx gang member was shot during a confrontation on an MTA bus on Saturday. Sources say his mother is a Mount Vernon police deputy commissioner. Tomas E. Gaston
He was rushed to Jacobi Hospital and was expected to recover.


Three people were arrested at the scene, but all were later released when police determined they were not involved in the shooting, the sources said.


Cops recovered two .22-caliber shell casings nearby.


The victim’s neighbors in Soundview said the teen lived there with his police bigwig mom, his father and his disabled brother — and were surprised to hear that he was identified by sources as having gang ties.

Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lackard.The son of Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lackard is a reputed gangbanger who was shot and wounded on an MTA bus in the Bronx, sources said.City of Mount Vernon
Lackard could not be reached for comment Monday, and Mount Vernon police said she was out of the office for the day. City Hall and police department officials in the small suburban city declined to comment on the incident.


The Westchester County city’s police force has faced recent scrutiny.


In July, a former Mount Vernon police sergeant was ordered to undergo anger management and perform 200 hours of community service after being found guilty of a harassment violation from his messy breakup with another cop.


Ex-cop Martin Bailey was cited for a confrontation with the woman — despite being acquitted of misdemeanor and felony charges, according to a report by lohud.com.

Bronx MTA bus shooting.Sources said a teenager shot on a Bronx bus Saturday is a gangbanger and the son of a Mount Vernon police official.Tomas E. Gaston



In May, Gannett Co., the outlet’s parent company, sued the department for the release of disciplinary records — the third time the company had to go to court for the records.


In December 2021, federal prosecutors announced a probe of police conduct in the suburban city, lohud.com said in a report at the time.
 

14-year-old gangbanger arrested in shooting of teen boy on NYC bus: cops​



By
Joe Marino and

Amanda Woods


February 2, 2023 11:48am
Updated











A 14-year-old gangbanger has been arrested in connection to the shooting of a teenage boy — the son of a high-ranking Westchester County police official — on an MTA bus in the Bronx, authorities and law enforcement sources said Thursday.
The teen suspect — a member of the ruthless Mac Baller gang — was picked up Wednesday evening after threatening someone with a gun at a Bronx bus stop, according to cops and the sources.
He was then linked to the Jan. 21 shooting of a 17-year-old boy on board a Bx5 bus.
The victim — who, according to sources, is the son of Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard — was blasted in the chest shortly before 6 p.m. at Story Avenue and Metcalf Avenue in Soundview.

Pictured: Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard.The teen victim is the son of Mount Vernon Police Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard.City of Mount Vernon
He had boarded the bus with three other boys, two of them 12 and one 10 years old, sources said at the time.


A pair of teenagers got on at Hunts Point Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard — and the victim, whose name is being withheld by The Post, allegedly flashed gang signs at them as he started to get off the bus, according to sources.


He allegedly asked them for their gang affiliation — and then grabbed one of them, a 14-year-old, and tried to drag him off the bus, the sources said.

Police stand outside the Bx5 bus where a teen was shot at Story Ave and Metcalf Ave in the Bronx.The 17-year-old victim and 14-year-old alleged shooter are members of different gangs, sources said. Tomas E. Gaston
During the scuffle, two shots were fired, with one hitting the victim in the chest.


The victim — who is affiliated with the Slutty Gang street crew and has three prior arrests, according to police sources — was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center in critical but stable condition. He was expected to recover.


The suspect — whose name was not released because of his age — was charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment, police said.


He has three prior arrests in the Big Apple, all for robbery, in January, February and March of last year, sources said. His last known address is in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

[IMG alt="Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lackard graduated in 2019 from the NYPD’s Citizen Police Academy.
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The victim’s mother, Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Jennifer Lackard, graduated in 2019 from the NYPD’s Citizen Police Academy.Instagram / @jenlackard
His arrest came after he and two other guys set upon a male victim waiting for a Bx8 bus at Buhre Avenue and Crosby Avenue in Pelham Bay, the sources said.





The trio called the victim by his brother’s name and asked if that was him, according to the sources.


The 14-year-old then threatened to shoot the victim and flashed a silver gun that he pulled out of his vest, the sources said.


The other two suspects claimed they also had guns on them before they punched the victim in the face, according to the sources.


The 14-year-old was busted around the corner on Pilgrim Avenue and charged with menacing, assault and criminal possession of a firearm, the sources said.


He was then recognized from a previous arrest warrant and connected to the bus shooting, the sources said.


Investigators previously tracked down an Instagram page believed to belong to the alleged bus shooter.

Cops stand on the Bx5 bus investigating the scene of the Jan. 21 shooting. The 14-year-old suspect was busted after menacing someone else with a gun in the Bronx, police sources said. Tomas E. Gaston
They dug through the arrest history of an “associate” who was on the bus with the suspect — finding a co-defendant from a previous robbery arrest who looked similar to the photos on the Instagram page.


Cops interviewed the associate and confirmed the teen’s identity, the sources said.


The teen suspect was expected to appear in Bronx Criminal Court on Thursday.
 
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