Cops Make Arrest In Court Over Unrelated Shooting

YONKERS, NY — A resident who was in Yonkers Criminal Court on an unrelated matter Wednesday was placed by Yonkers Police detectives investigating a shooting on Warburton Avenue Saturday night.

Police said Eddie C. Jackson, Jr., a 23-year-old resident of Lincoln Terrace, had been identified as a suspect in the shooting by detectives who interviewed witnesses and recovered surveillance video.

Jackson is alleged to have approached a group of men in front of 325 Warburton Ave. and displayed a handgun, firing several shots directed at a 24-year-old victim and striking him at least two times before fleeing.

Detectives believe that this incident was the culmination of previous on-going disputes between the two men. In addition to arresting Jackson, detectives executed a search warrant in an effort to locate the handgun and recover additional evidence.

The investigation is on-going and additional information may be released as it becomes available, police said.

“Violent acts will not be tolerated in our City and in our communities, and those who would choose to engage in this behavior are forewarned that the Yonkers Police will commit every resource to track you down, arrest you, and deliver you into the Criminal Justice System where you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Police Commissioner Charles Gardner said in the announcement. "Our Detectives quickly made an arrest only days after the incident, a testament to their professionalism and dedication to public safety, and I applaud their efforts.”

Jackson was booked on charges of Attempted Murder 2, a Class A-I Violent Felony in the New York State Penal Law; and Assault 2, a Class D Violent Felony in the New York State Penal Law. He is scheduled to be arraigned later Thursday in Yonkers Criminal Court and is expected to be remanded to the Westchester County Jail.

The case is being prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.