HARRISON – The man believed
to have shot a motorist while driving on Interstate 95 between exit 18B
and 19 in Harrison on Tuesday, July 18 has been arrested.
State Police charged Jamil Fields, 55, of the Bronx with attempted murder
and assault, both as felonies.
Police responded to the scene of a collision around 5:49 p.m. and found
Mouhamed Cisse, 24, of the Bronx, who had serious injuries including gunshot
wounds.
During the investigation, State Police investigators developed Fields
as a suspect and on Saturday, July 22, he was spotted driving a U-Haul
van on Nereid Avenue in Harrison. Police followed it and took him into
custody on Richardson Avenue.
He was remanded to the Westchester County Jail without bail. The incident
remains under investigation.
Police did not reveal a possible motive for the shooting.
