Overview
- Police say a gunman fired at a crowd outside Bronx Criminal Court on June 29 and fled in a vehicle without injuring anyone.
- Authorities arrested Jennifer Lackard and her 20-year-old son Chase at their Bronx apartment during an early-morning search-warrant raid on August 4 and charged them with attempted murder and related counts.
- Prosecutors allege Jennifer Lackard acted as her son’s getaway driver and that surveillance footage and text messages show she coordinated where and when to pick him up after the shooting.
- The City of Mount Vernon fired Lackard effective immediately and she pleaded not guilty at arraignment with bail set at $75,000; Chase was ordered held without bail and both return to court in September.
- Prosecutors and prior reporting note Chase’s history of violent incidents and reputed gang ties, which authorities say they will reference as the Bronx DA builds its case, and the investigation is ongoing.