January 4, 2024
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced today that a Port Chester man was arraigned on an indictment charging him with attempted murder in the Nov. 2023 Yonkers shooting of a man, who was an off-duty New York Police Department officer.
DA Rocah said: “This defendant allegedly fired approximately 13 rounds at the victim in broad daylight. We will not tolerate this kind of senseless gun violence in Westchester, and will seek to hold this defendant accountable.”
A Westchester County Grand Jury indicted the defendant, Bryan Martinez, 30, for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Attempted Assault in the First Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, and Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, all felonies.
The defendant was arraigned today before Judge George Fufidio in Westchester County Court, and bail remains at $500,000 cash, $750,000 bond and $1 million partially secured bond. The defendant’s next court date is Feb. 8.
It is alleged that on Nov. 14, 2023, at approximately 11:23 a.m., the defendant used a 9mm pistol to shoot approximately 13 rounds at the victim, striking him once in the arm, near the Saw Mill River Parkway and Tompkins Avenue in Yonkers. The victim drove himself to St. John’s Hospital in Yonkers, where he was treated for his injuries. The defendant and victim were known to each other.
The Yonkers Police Department arrested the defendant in Port Chester on Nov. 16, 2023, following an investigation with the assistance of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety, the Westchester County Real-Time Crime Center, the Port Chester Police Department and the FBI’s Westchester Safe Streets Task Force.
The case is being prosecuted by Major Case Bureau Chief Nadine Nagler and Senior Trial Counsel Brian Bendish of the Homicide Bureau.
The charges against the defendant are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Anna Young, Public Information Officer
(914) 995-6551
ayoung@westchesterda.net
