Bronx DA: Bronx Man Indicted For Attempted Murder Of Cop, Assault Of Two Bystanders

BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF COP, ASSAULT OF TWO BYSTANDERS AND OTHER CHARGES FOR SHOOTING INCIDENT AS HE FLED AFTER COMMITTING A ROBBERY

Defendant Fired At Pursuing Police Officer, Who Returned Fire;

Woman and 12-Year-Old Girl Were Wounded

 

 

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted on charges including Attempted Murder of a Police Officer and first-degree Assault for firing a gun at a cop after robbing a man of a backpack of cocaine, causing the officer to return fire that left two bystanders wounded.

 

District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly committed a gunpoint robbery, setting off a chain of events that led to exchange of gunfire with a police officer on a busy street. The alleged conduct of this defendant put the public in danger.”

 

District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Edwin Castillo-Concepcion, 37, of 1001 Home Street, was indicted on a total of 31 counts, including Attempted Murder in the first degree, Attempted Murder in the second degree, first-degree Assault, second-degree Assault, first-degree Robbery, first-degree Criminal Use of a Firearm, Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Reckless Endangerment. (All charges listed below.) He was arraigned todaybefore Bronx Supreme Court Justice John Carter. The defendant was continued remanded and is due back in court on January 31, 2019.

 

According to the investigation, on the evening of December 5, 2018 the defendant allegedly robbed two men inside 98 West 183^rd Street, forcibly stealing a backpack and firing one shot from a .25-caliber pistol. The defendant then fled the scene, running on West 183^rd Street, where he encountered two on-duty plainclothes NYPD Police Officers who were in the area. Castillo-Concepcion allegedly fired two shots at Police Officer Juan Gomez, and Gomez returned 27 shots. Irene Urena Perez, 46, was shot in her torso and a 12-year-old girl was struck by bullet fragments in her right leg. Both victims were taken to local Bronx hospitals.

 

According to the investigation, the defendant had in his possession two kilograms of cocaine.

 

The case is being prosecuted by Ilya Kharkover, Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau, with Assistant District Attorneys Allison Riesel and Joseph Marciano of the Public Integrity Bureau, under the supervision of Omer Wiczyk, Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau, and the overallsupervision of Tarek Rahman, Deputy Chief of the Investigations Division, and Jean T. Walsh, Chief ofthe Investigations Division. District Attorney Clark thanked the NYPD Force Investigation Division and the Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force for their assistance.

 

Charges:

Attempted Murder In The First Degree

Attempted Murder In The First Degree

Attempted Murder In The Second Degree

Attempted Murder In The Second Degree

Attempted Assault In The First Degree

Attempted Assault In The First Degree

Attempted Aggravated Assault Upon A Police Or A Peace Officer

Attempted Aggravated Assault Upon A Police Or A Peace Officer

Menacing A Police Officer Or Peace Officer

Menacing A Police Officer Or Peace Officer

Assault In The First Degree

Assault In The Second Degree

Assault In The Second Degree

Robbery In The First Degree

Robbery In The First Degree

Robbery In The First Degree

Robbery In The First Degree

Robbery In The Second Degree

Robbery In The Second Degree

Robbery In The Third Degree

Criminal Use Of A Firearm In The First Degree

Criminal Use Of A Firearm In The First Degree

Criminal Possession Of A Weapon In The Second Degree

Criminal Possession Of A Weapon In The Second Degree

Criminal Use Of A Firearm In The Second Degree

Criminal Use Of A Firearm In The Second Degree

Criminal Possession Of A Firearm

Criminal Possession Of A Controlled Substance In The First Degree

Criminal Possession Of A Controlled Substance In The Third Degree

Criminal Possession Of A Controlled Substance In The Third Degree

Reckless Endangerment In The First Degree

 

An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.