NEW YORK (AP) - A Bronx man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2012 shooting of an off-duty New York City police officer.
Joseph Baez was also sentenced to 3½ years of post-release supervision Thursday.
The 21-year-old man had pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of Officer Nelson Vergara and another man.
An attorney for Baez didn’t immediately return a message.
Prosecutors say Vergara was walking home after his shift when he confronted a man for throwing a bottle at him.
That’s when they say Baez got out of a passing car and fired a semi-automatic pistol, striking Vergara in the shoulder and leg. Vergara returned fire.
Vergara has been promoted to detective. He’s also served two tours in Iraq as a Marine.
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