A jury today (May 6) convicted a man in the non-fatal shooting of a Mountain View police officer after a traffic stop, according to prosecutors.
Following a trial, Jeffrey Choy was found guilty 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.
Choy, 37, of Union City, faces life in prison. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
The Mountain View officer 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.
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