Overview
- Five detainees were being moved to Westchester County Jail around 7:40 p.m. Thursday when a single shot was fired in the rear of the van.
- Officers returned to police headquarters, where one prisoner with a lower‑leg wound was hospitalized and a .22-caliber firearm was recovered.
- Police identified 32-year-old Louis Soto of the Bronx as the alleged shooter and said he had concealed the weapon, which went undetected after his arrest.
- Two Mount Vernon officers were placed on modified duty as the city police department and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office lead the investigation.
- Mount Vernon plans to use magnetometers to screen prisoners following the incident, with the accused shooter expected to face additional charges at arraignment.