A New York City grand jury has indicted a man charged with opening fire on two police officers last year during a shootout in which he was wounded and captured on video, prosecutors said Monday.
Charlie Vasquez, 23, is accused of trying to kill Offices Alejandra Jacobs and Robert Holmes in a chaotic Nov. 24 battle. Both officers were shot and wounded.
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams reiterated support for “stop and frisk” in a new op-ed piece published Monday reacting to last week’s Thanksgiving Eve shooting that wounded two officers.