Overview
- Following a Wednesday vote, the Civilian Complaint Review Board substantiated eight misconduct counts, including excessive force and abuse of authority, against Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco.
- CCRB investigators had found the officers’ actions within NYPD guidelines on all 16 allegations, but the board disagreed on eight in a move reported to be exceedingly rare.
- The case was forwarded to the CCRB Administrative Prosecution Unit for potential administrative trial, and the officers remain on modified duty.
- Body-camera footage shows the officers used a Taser and then fired five shots less than two minutes after entering the Ozone Park apartment, killing 19-year-old Win Rozario in front of his mother and brother.
- Separate reviews by the NYPD Force Investigation Division and the state attorney general are ongoing, while the family’s federal lawsuit proceeds and the police union condemns the CCRB ruling.