Fort Greene man gets 11 years for shooting at three cops
A 25-year-old man from Fort Greene was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for shooting at three police officers and engaging a shootout in the middle of the street.
Quashawn Smith was sentenced before Judge Michael Gary at Brooklyn Supreme Court for second-degree attempted murder after he opened fire on three police officers in an unmarked car near Park Avenue and North Portland Avenue in Fort Greene on Oct. 7, 2015.
“These three officers were out on patrol, doing what many of our brave members of the New York City Police Department do every day — putting their lives on the line to ensure our safety,” Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement. “For this defendant to attack them so deliberately is truly unconscionable. I will not stand for such wanton violence against anyone in this borough, let alone against those sworn to protect us.”