Teen Charged In Shooting Of Deputy MVPD Commissioner's Son On MTA Bus

MOUNT VERNON, NY — Gun violence touched the life of a high-ranking member of the Mount Vernon Police Department in a very personal way. Now, police say a teenage gang member has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left her son wounded.

According to multiple reports, including the NY Post, a 14-year-old member of the Mac Baller gang was arrested for the shooting of Mount Vernon Police Department Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Lackard's 17-year-old son on a Bronx bus last month.

The suspect was reportedly arrested on Wednesday after he threatened someone with a gun at a Bronx bus stop, according to the Post. NYPD then linked him to the Jan. 21 shooting of the 17-year-old.

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Lackard's son, a member of the Slutty Gang street crew with three prior arrests, is said to have "flashed a gang sign" at the 14-year-old last month, setting off a scuffle and eventually leading to gunfire, unnamed sources told the Post.

The 17-year-old, who was shot in the chest, was treated at Jacobi Hospital and is expected to recover, according to the newspaper.

The 14-year-old suspect was charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment, according to the Post. The newspaper also reported that he had three prior arrests for robbery and that his last known address is in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.

"Jennifer Lackard is a valuable member of our leadership team," Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard told News 12 last month. "We are saddened by this tragic news and we are praying for her family and for the full, complete recovery of her loved one."