Guilty: Jury Convicts Westchester Man Of Shooting At 2 Riding On Moped

YONKERS, NY — A Westchester man has been convicted in a strange and dangerous incident in a city street more than two years ago.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Wednesday that 29-year-old Rakwon Goodine-Smith, of Yonkers, was convicted at trial on all charges for shooting at two people riding a moped in October of 2023.

A Westchester County jury found Goodine-Smith guilty of felony first-degree attempted assault, felony second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, felony first-degree reckless endangerment, and felony third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

"This defendant's outrageous conduct put the lives of two passersby in jeopardy," Cacace said. "That he committed this act on a residential street, imperiling the safety of the entire neighborhood, is all the more alarming. Our partnerships with the Yonkers police and community organizations have resulted in marked decreases in gun violence in the city. We will not allow Mr. Goodine-Smith, or anyone else, to upend this progress."

In the early morning hours of Oct. 29, 2023, Goodine-Smith fired around four shots from a .32 caliber pistol at two people driving by on a moped, near 5 Lawrence St., in Yonkers. Neither person was hit.

Westchester County Court Judge Anne Bianchi scheduled a sentencing hearing for May 14. The top charges carry up to 15 years in state prison.