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The Rockland County man arrested and charged with a felony after he fired a handgun in the direction of an occupied vehicle in downtown Auburn is a New York City police officer, Auburn police confirmed Monday morning.

Michael Cerrato, 29, of Pomona, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, a class D felony, and second-degree menacing, a class A misdemeanor, police said.

According to an APD press release, Cerrato fired two rounds from a 9 mm Glock handgun, which he legally possessed, late Saturday night in the vicinity of Domino's Pizza on Dill Street. Police said Cerrato is currently employed as an officer with the New York Police Department; however, the NYPD reported Monday that Cerrato has been suspended without pay.

Cerrato was training with the National Guard in the area, the APD said. Police did not state why Cerrato fired the handgun near an occupied vehicle and said Cerrato seemed "incoherent" at the time of his arrest. The shots did not strike the vehicle and no one was injured.