Yonkers man sentenced in fatal shooting

Delacruz

WHITE PLAINS – A Yonkers man will spend 25 years to life in state prison after a jury conviction in the shooting death of another man in Yonkers.
Pedro Delacruz, 26, was found guilty of murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the shooting death of Victor Fitzgerald in July 2013. He was found wounded in a parking lot behind a Riverdale Avenue building. He was rushed to the hospital where he died a short time later.
Following sentencing in Westchester County Court on Tuesday, Delacruz was returned to the custody of the state corrections department.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.