A New York state police department has fired its deputy commissioner, Jennifer Lackard, after her arrest on Tuesday. She is alleged to have acted as a getaway driver for her son in an incident being investigated as attempted murder.
The city of Mount Vernon announced Lackard's termination in an Instagram post, stating it was for conduct "unrelated to her duties". Lackard, 49, and her 20-year-old son, Chase, were arrested in a raid at their Bronx home on Tuesday morning, according to the New York Daily News, citing police sources.
The pair face charges including attempted murder, attempted assault, gun possession, conspiracy, and reckless endangerment. These charges relate to shots reportedly fired at a group of people outside Bronx criminal court on June 29. The Daily News reported that Chase Lackard was the alleged gunman, who then entered a car driven from the scene at speed by his mother. No one was injured in the shooting.