Suffolk police arrested a retired New York City Police officer after he allegedly broke into his estranged wife’s Middle Island home and shot her on Tuesday night.
Darryl Fowler, 43, of Amityville, broke into the victim’s Dorado Court South home and shot 46-year-old Michelle Fowler multiple times shortly before 11 p.m., according to 6th Squad detectives.
Fowler fled the scene northbound on Bartlett Road in his GMC Yukon and sideswiped a southbound ambulance that was responding to aid his estranged wife, police said. A short time later, the Yukon also struck a tree.
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The victim was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center where she was listed in stable condition. The alleged shooter was also taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition as well.
Fowler was charged with second-degree attempted murder, burglary, assault, aggravated criminal contempt and criminal use of a weapon. It is unclear when he will be arraigned or if he has hired a lawyer.
The former officer was charged with criminal contempt and criminal mischief for allegedly kicking his estranged wife’s door on Sept. 28, which violated a year-long ”refrain from contacting” order of protection that a judge issued in April, according to a spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney. After that incident, a judge also issued a “stay away” order of protection.
The Yukon was impounded and the investigation is continuing, police said.
