The two officers who shot and killed 19-year-old Win Rozario in Queens last year during a mental health episode have been formally served with four disciplinary charges each for violating department use of force regulations in the encounter.

The Thursday action comes amid continuing controversy over the vote, in which the board took the unusual step of overruling its own investigators.

Officer Salvatore Alongi was charged with shooting Rozario twice without police necessity and using his Taser stun gun once without police necessity, a source with knowledge of the prosecution said.

Officer Matthew Cianfrocco was charged with wrongful use of force in the three gunshots he fired at Rozario during the two minute encounter on March 27, 2024 in Ozone Park, the source said.

Both cops were a

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