NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- The killer behind the death of the first female NYPD officer in the line of duty was released on parole earlier this month, prompting outrage from a police union.
"The release of her killer is a blow to every cop who puts her life on the line to stop criminals from preying on innocent New Yorkers. We continue to urge Governor Hochul and the State Legislature to fix our broken parole system before another hero’s sacrifice is dishonored," Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch said.
Darryl Jeter shot NYPD Officer Irma “Fran” Lozada, 25, twice in the head after she and her partner chased him for stealing the chain of a rider on the L subway line in Brooklyn in 1984.
Jeter killed Lozada as she caught up with him after she was separated from her partner.
Hours later, Lozada's body was recovered in a vacant local lot, according to a statement from the PBA.
The killing occurred while Jeter was out on parole on a robbery charge.
Jeter was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 32 and 1/2 years to life in prison.
His sentencing happened before the enactment of PBA-backed legislation that made life without parole the top sentencing option for cop-killers, according to the union.
Jeter had served just over 36 years of his sentence before his release on Dec. 7, according to state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision records.
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