Off-duty NYC police officer arrested for alleged road rage shooting in New Jersey
VORHEES TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A New York City police officer has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a driver during a road rage incident in New Jersey when he was off-duty.
Voorhees Township police said NYPD Officer Hieu Tran, 27, shot a man with his department-issued firearm and fled the scene after a late-night, multi-vehicle crash.
It happened at around 11 p.m. on May 17 at the intersection of Route 73 and Cooper Road in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, which is in Camden County and about 15 miles southeast of Philadelphia.
The wounded man, 30, is still being treated, according to police.
NYPD officer suspended without pay
Tran, who is from Yonkers, New York, was arrested in New York City on June 6 and also charged with second-degree aggravated assault and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Police said detectives used surveillance video, cell phone records and ballistics evidence to identify him as the suspected shooter.
Tran faced a judge for the first time on Friday while being held in New York before his extradition to New Jersey, where he is expected to face another judge.
Sources said Tran works in the social media unit for the NYPD's press office. The police department told CBS New York "the officer is currently suspended without pay."