A Westchester grand jury has cleared two police officers of any criminality in the controversial shooting death last year of a Pace University football player, prosecutors said today.
The Westchester County DA's office said the probe, where more than 400 people were interviewed, yielded no indictments by the grand jury into the tragic death of Danroy Henry, Jr., on Oct. 17 outside a Mount Pleasant bar.
After hearing testimony and examining ballistics and toxicology reports, the grand jury declined to indict Officer Aaron Hess, who said he fired his gun to protect himself from the path of Henry’s car.
Officer Ronald Beckley, who also fired at Henry's vehicle, was also cleared of any wrongdoing.
Investigators later determined that Henry had a blood-alcohol level of 0.13 -- way above the state legal limit of .08 -- when he was killed.
The DA said the investigation was conducted in coordination with three other law enforcement agencies, including the NY State Police, the Westchester County Department of Public Safety’s Forensic Identification Unit and the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
"I would like to thank the 23 citizens of this county who comprised the grand jury for their service, for the time and effort they devoted to this investigation and for the careful manner in which they discharged their solemn duty," said DA Janet DiFiore.
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