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New York police official fired after son’s shooting arrest

Jennifer Lackard, Mount Vernon’s deputy police commissioner, was terminated after her son was arrested for an alleged gang-related shooting in the Bronx.

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Mount Vernon, New York, fired its deputy police commissioner on August 4 after she was accused of driving the getaway car for her son in a Bronx shooting. The son, Chase Lackard, was arrested alongside her.

Mount Vernon terminated Jennifer Lackard as deputy police commissioner on August 4, 2026.3,2 Lackard was accused of acting as the getaway driver for her son in a shooting outside a Bronx court.3,1 Chase Lackard, 20, was arrested at his home in Mount Vernon on August 4 alongside his mother.1

The shooting is being investigated as an attempted murder and gang-related incident.3,1 Lackard’s firing was announced by the city of Mount Vernon via an Instagram post.3 New York state police confirmed the termination of Lackard’s position.3

Why it matters

  • Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, with its own municipal police department.3,2

  • The Bronx is one of New York City’s five boroughs, located north of Manhattan.3,1

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