The New York Police Department said a human error allowed Officer Salvatore Alongi to retire, preventing a disciplinary trial over the 2024 shooting of Win Rozario. The department did not inform the Civilian Complaint Review Board that Alongi had filed retirement paperwork, which led to his departure without facing the board’s proceedings.
Alongi had been charged with misconduct for shooting Rozario, a Queens teenager who was experiencing a mental‑health crisis, in 2024. The retirement occurred in 2026 in Queens, New York City.