Man Accused of Shooting Bronx Police Officers Charged With Attempted Murder

The man who allegedly shot two NYPD officers has been charged with attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest.

New York City police officers work the scene of a police involved shooting outside the 41st precinct in New York on Feb. 9, 2020. John Minchillo/AP Photo

The man who allegedly shot two New York Police Department officers has been charged with attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and resisting arrest, the New York Post reported.

Suspect Robert Williams was arrested following alleged attacks on officers within 12 hours over the weekend, beginning on the evening of Feb. 8, when he approached a marked NYPD van at East 163rd and Fox streets in Hunts Point and opened fire.