Shooting Suspect Leads Multiple Police Agencies on High Speed Chase Through New Rochelle

Andrew Rhett Jr. of 70 Horton Avenue, a suspect in a shooting in Yonkers, led police on a high speed pursuit from Yonkers to the Cross County Parkway to the Hutchison River Parkway to Exit 16 then down Webster Avenue turning onto Crosby. The car stopped on Crosby just past Woodbine with police directly behind. The suspect got out of the vehicle and tried to run. He was tasered by Yonkers Police, taken into custody and then taken to Sound Shore Medical Center by Yonkers Police.

There were two passengers, also from New Rochelle. Both passengers were arrested.

The car, a white Toyota Camry, was searched by police. Over a dozen vehicles from the Yonkers Police Department, New Rochelle Police Department and Westchester County Police were involved in the chase and capture of the two men.

Andrew Rhett’s family has been in New Rochelle for a long time. Raymond Rhett is a Physical Education teacher at New Rochelle High School. Lisa Rhett is a Guidance Counselor at Isaac E. Young Middle School.

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UPDATE: The Journal News adds to the story with 3 arrested in shooting following police chase

The shooting took place on Schroeder Street at the Schlobohm Gardens Complex in Yonkers, NY. The suspects tossed a gun from their car, the gun was later recovered by police.

There was a second car involved and people in that car were also arrested. That night a Yonkers police car was parked behind what appeared to be a dark Jeep Grand Cherokee on Lincoln Avenue but all the main police activity was on Crosby.

Yonkers PD also recovered two other guns, a revolver and a 9mm pistol.

UPDATE: Will David of the Journal News has additional details in his updated article, 6 arrested after shooting, police chase

There were two cars that fled the scene in Yonkers, a Mercedes-Benz and a a white 2005 Infiniti.

The suspects threw two guns out of their car, a 9 mm. handgun and .38 caliber revolver.

Andrew V. Rhett, 30, 70 Horton Street, New Rochelle – “second-degree criminal possession of a firearm and unlawfully fleeing from a police officer, reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, and several vehicle and traffic violations”.

Willie Dawson, 33, 70 Horton Street, New Rochelle – “second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and obstruction of governmental administration, a misdemeanor”.

Sion Young, 19, 25 Clinton St, New Rochelle – “second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor”.

Eric Brown, 25, 41 Glenmore Drive, New Rochelle – “second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor”.

Mikail D. Allen, 25, homeless – “second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and there is a warrant for his arrest by the state Department of Parole”.

Rachon K. Carey, 34, 42 Pine Street, Yonkers – “reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated, both misdemeanors”.

Hudson Valley News offered this account:

Five charged with gun possession after car chase

YONKERS – Five people have been charged with illegal gun possession and a sixth was charged with reckless endangerment following incidents early Saturday, March 19.

Yonkers City Police responded to Nepperhan Avenue and Elm Street on a report of shots fired. A man was seen firing several shots toward a group of people in front of 3 Schroeder Street. No victims were located and the suspect fled on food.

While looking for him, police spotted a car speeding on Nepperhan Avenue. When they stopped it, the front seat passenger, later identified as Rachon Carey, 34, of Yonkers, got out of the car and tried to walk away while clutching his waistband. Four others in the vehicle, including the driver, Andrew Rhett, 30, of New Rochelle, stayed in the car, but they drove off as police patted down Carey.

As officers gave chase, they saw the occupants throwing two guns and a cell phone from the car. They were recovered.

During the chase, another car pulled in front of the police car in an effort to cut it off. That car was stopped and officers found Carey inside as a passenger. He was arrested along with the driver, Eric Brown, 25, of New Rochelle, who was charged with reckless endangerment and DWI.

When the car drove through New Rochelle, it eventually stopped and the driver, Rhett, was Tasered by a New Rochelle police officer and taken into custody by Yonkers Police. The three other men in the car, Willie Dawson, 33, Sion Young, 19, both of New Rochelle, and Mikail Allen, 25, who reported being homeless, were each charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree. Dawson and Young were also charged with resisting arrest. Allen was also wanted on an active state parole warrant.

Robert Cox and Eye on New Roc contributed to this story.