Bronx man sentenced for shooting 2 police officers in a 12-hour period
A man who pleaded guilty to a weekend shooting spree in 2020 that wounded two police officers was sentenced on Friday to two concurrent terms of 23 years to life in prison.to two counts of first-degree attempted murder in August, on the condition that dozens of other counts against him would be dropped.
Hanlon repeatedly called Williams a “coward” and said he was a burden to his family and taxpayers. The officer said he hopes Williams suffers every day he’s in prison and is never released.Williams, dressed in a white sweatsuit, black beanie and glasses, sat still and silent for most of the hearing, which lasted about 30 minutes.
At about 9 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2020, Williams approached two NYPD officers in a marked police van in Hunts Point and briefly chatted with them, according to court papers. Then, he opened fire, hitting officer Paul Stroffolino in the chin. No officers died, but the back-to-back shootings horrified police. At the time, the Sergeants Benevolent Association, the union for NYPD sergeants, posted on social media that it wasRobert Williams, the man accused of carrying out back-to-back assassination attempts on Bronx police officers in the span of 12 hours, is arraigned inside Bronx Criminal Court in the Bronx on Feb. 10, 2019.
In a press conference after the sentencing, Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry said the union will fight to make sure Williams is not released on parole.Williams’ grandmother, Mary Williams, told Gothamist after the sentencing that her grandson was raised in the church but lost his way. She said Williams was distraught at the time of the shootings because his own son had recently died.
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