Jury Convicts Man of Shooting Mountain View Police Officer

"A Santa Clara County jury this week convicted a man who shot a Mountain View police officer at point blank range after a traffic stop in 2022. Following a trial, Jeffrey Choy was found guilty on May 6 of attempted murder of a police officer for the July 16, 2022, shooting. The officer, who was struck by a bullet fired from an arm's length away, has since recovered from the injuries and is back on duty."

"Less than an hour after midnight, he stopped the driver of a Ford Explorer after seeing the vehicle run a stop sign near Villa and Hope streets and then drive through a four-way intersection. When the officer walked up to the driver's side of the vehicle, the two exchanged greetings. Choy then raised a 9 mm handgun and fired twice. One bullet missed. The other bullet went through the officer's arm and struck his bullet proof vest."

"After Choy drove away, he crashed his vehicle near Higdon Avenue and then fled on foot. After hiding in a laundry room for hours, he escaped the city. He was arrested the next day by authorities outside a Black Bear Diner in Fremont, where he was having brunch with his family."

"When he shot the officer, Choy was a felon who was prohibited from having any weapons. He was out on bail and had an active warrant for possessing a gun found during a March 2022 traffic stop. Choy, 37, of Union City, faces life in prison. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled."

A Santa Clara County jury convicted Jeffrey Choy on May 6 of attempted murder of a police officer for a July 16, 2022 shooting. The Mountain View officer was struck by a bullet fired from arm’s length after a traffic stop during a DUI enforcement shift. The officer was hit through his arm and bulletproof vest, later recovered, and returned to duty. Choy fled after the shooting, crashed his vehicle, and escaped on foot after hiding for hours. He was arrested the next day outside a Fremont restaurant while having brunch with family. Choy, a prohibited felon with an active warrant related to a prior gun, faces life in prison, with sentencing not yet scheduled.

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