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 today before 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 183rd Street, forcibly stealing a backpack and firing one
shot from a .25-caliber pistol. The defendant then fled the scene, running on West 183rd 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.
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.
