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NYPD Serves Misconduct Charges on Officers in Win Rozario Killing Before Deadline

Serving the charges before the 18-month deadline preserves a lower burden of proof for CCRB prosecutors.

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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during a press conference with NYC Mayor Eric Adams at Bellevue Hospital Center.
Video, captured on body-worn cameras and released by Attorney General Letitia James shows the shooting of Win Rozario by NYPD officers. (Handout)
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Overview

  • The NYPD formally served four counts on Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco, including excessive force and abuse of authority, in the March 2024 killing of Win Rozario.
  • Because charges were served before the 18‑month deadline, CCRB prosecutors must prove policy violations at a departmental trial, after which the police commissioner has the final say on discipline.
  • The CCRB board voted 9–3 to substantiate misconduct and overruled its own investigators, a rarely used step the Police Benevolent Association denounced as unfair.
  • Footage released by the attorney general shows both officers using Tasers and five shots being fired within minutes of Rozario’s 911 call for help during a mental-health crisis at his Queens home.
  • The attorney general’s criminal probe remains open with no charges, and the family’s civil lawsuit continues alongside calls from advocates and officials for the officers’ firing.