The gunman who shot and injured a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer was castigated by a judge and given a multi-decade prison sentence on Monday. Devin Spraggins, 24, was convicted of attempted murder after opening fire at an officer on a city bus in April 2023.

A man who shot a rookie NYPD officer in Queens in April of last year was sentenced on Monday, officials said. On April 5 of last year, Devin Spraggins shot NYPD officer Brett Boller and was shot in broad daylight while he and his partner responded to reports that Spraggins had assaulted a fellow passenger on an MTA bus in Jamaica near the intersection of 161st Street and Jamaica Avenue.

Dozens of officers packed a Queens criminal courtroom on Monday where Devin Spraggins was sentenced to 39 years to life.