Two New York Police Department officers are facing departmental misconduct charges related to the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Win Rozario. The incident occurred in March 2024, after Rozario called 911 during what his family described as a mental health crisis. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch confirmed the charges against Officers Salvatore Alongi and Matthew Cianfrocco, who are accused of using excessive force when they shot Rozario five times.

According to police reports and body camera footage, the officers responded to Rozario's 911 call. Upon entering his home in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, Rozario allegedly grabbed a pair of scissors from a kitchen chair and lunged at the officers. His mother, Notan Ava Costa, attempted to restrain him during the confrontation. The officers first deployed a Taser on Rozario, but he did not fall to the ground.

Utsho Rozario, Win's younger brother, witnessed the shooting and recounted, "They shot him with the tasers, and my brother didn’t really go down. So one of the cops pulled out a gun and shot him as my mother was still hugging him."

Initially, police leadership defended the officers' actions, stating they were within departmental guidelines. John Chell, the chief of patrol at the time, described the situation as "quite hectic, chaotic and dangerous right away," asserting that the officers acted to de-escalate the situation.

However, the Civilian Complaint Review Board later overruled an investigator's initial finding of innocence for Alongi and Cianfrocco. The board concluded that the officers had violated protocols by using excessive force and abusing their authority.

Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, criticized the charges, claiming they were unjustified. He stated, "The board simply rubber-stamps its investigators’ findings in almost every other case. But in this case, they threw those findings away because they didn’t fit a predetermined outcome."

Hendry further expressed concerns about the board's independence, suggesting that many members are either intimidated by anti-police sentiments or share those views.

An ongoing inquiry by New York Attorney General Letitia James's office is examining the shooting, but no criminal charges have been filed against the officers at this time.