A New York City police officer has been charged with attempted murder after authorities allege he shot another man in an apparent road rage incident in New Jersey, prosecutors said.
Hieu Tran, 27, was charged Thursday with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree aggravated assault and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to a statement from the Camden County prosecutor.
Tran’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The NYPD said Tran was currently suspended without pay.
On May 17, shortly after 11 p.m., officers with the Voorhees Township Police Department responded to a car accident and saw that one of the drivers involved had a gunshot wound, the DA’s office statement said.
That unidentified 30-year-old man from Voorhees County was transported to a local hospital where he remains treated, the release said.
Prosecutors said detectives used surveillance video, cellphone records and ballistics evidence to identify Tran as the shooter in the “apparent road rage incident.” That ballistic evidence from the scene was linked to Tran’s NYPD-issued firearm, prosecutors said.
Tran is being held in New York awaiting extradition to New Jersey.
Prosecutors said the investigation was active and ongoing.
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