Life sentence for man convicted in FDNY EMT Arroyo's murder
Back in 2017, Jose Gonzalez stole an ambulance and then ran over the mother of five in the Bronx.
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Back in 2017, Jose Gonzalez stole an ambulance and then ran over the mother of five in the Bronx.
A jury on Wednesday sentenced the man who ran over a New York City EMT with her own ambulance to life in prison without parole. CBS2's Jessica Moore has been following the trial from the beginning and has reaction from the victim's family.
The man convicted of murdering FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.
Jose Gonzalez, the man convicted of murdering FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. CBS2's Jessica Moore has reaction from the courthouse.
The 14-year veteran and mother of five was run over by her own ambulance after someone stole it in the Bronx.
They stood on White Plains Road in Soundview, where Arroyo was killed while on the job.
A vigil in the Bronx remembered the life of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, who was killed on the job six years ago Thursday. CBS2's Alice Gainer was there for the emotional service.
A remembrance vigil got underway Thursday in the Bronx in honor of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo. It's being held at the intersection where Arroyo was killed on the job six years ago. CBS2's Dave Carlin reports.
Arroyo was a 14-year veteran of the FDNY and a mother of five.
Wednesday, a jury convicted the man who ran over an EMT with her own ambulance in the Bronx. The guilty verdict came almost exactly six years after Yadira Arroyo's murder. CBS2's Tim McNicholas has the emotional reaction.
There was a guilty verdict Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of stealing an ambulance then running over and killing an EMT in the Bronx six years ago. CBS2's Tim McNicholas reports.
A Bronx man has been convicted of running over and killing an EMT with her own ambulance in 2017. FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed while responding to a 911 call alongside her partner. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
CBS2's Jessica Moore was in the courtroom when Jose Gonzalez was found guilty of murder in the death of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo.
Jose Gonzalez was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday in the death of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo.
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There were gasps in the court room on day two of the trial against the man accused of fatally running over EMT Yadira Arroyo with her own ambulance. The Bronx case has already been delayed nearly six years after her death, and as CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports, the defense again Thursday asked the judge to declare a mistrial.
Gonzalez sat in silence as prosecutors outlined his alleged actions on March 16, 2017.
On the first day of the trial against the man accused of running over Bronx EMT and mother Yadira Arroyo with her own ambulance, prosecutors showed new video of the horrific night. CBS2's Jessica Moore has more on opening statements in the case against Jose Gonzalez.
Authorities say the suspect ran Arroyo over with her own ambulance back in 2017.
Jose Gonzalez is accused of stealing Arroyo's ambulance and then mowing her down.
The FDNY EMT was killed with her own ambulance back in 2017 in the Bronx.
The FDNY veteran and mother of five was run over and killed with her own ambulance while on duty.
The man accused of killing an EMT with her own ambulance is expected to appear in court Thursday on murder charges.
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