The NY state Attorney General’s office has declined to pursue criminal charges against the two NYPD officers who shot and killed 19-year-old Win Rozario during a fast-moving encounter caught on police body camera video in his Queens apartment in March 2024, the Daily News has learned.

State AG Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation concluded after a lengthy probe that a prosecutor would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the actions of Officers Matthew Cianfrocco and Salvatore Alongi were unjustified.

New York state law on justification holds that a police officer can use deadly force when they reasonably believe their life or the lives of others is under dire threat. In the critical moments, James’ office found, Rozario advanced three times toward Cianfr

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