He was found guilty of Arroyo's murder in March 2023 and sentenced to life imprisonment the following month.

[1] Arroyo was the eighth New York City emergency medical worker to be killed while serving since 1994.

[2] The perpetrator was identified as 25-year-old Jose Gonzalez (born May 2, 1991), a local resident of the Bronx with a long criminal history.

[2] On the evening of March 16, 2017, Jose Gonzalez attacked a teenager and stole the victim's backpack.

[2] He then jumped on an ambulance operated by Yadira Arroyo and her partner as they responded to an emergency call in Soundview.

[1][2] The ambulance stopped at the intersection of White Plains Road and Watson Avenue in the Morris Park neighborhood.

[7] Arroyo was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition, where she died from her injuries.

[6] Dozens of emergency personnel arrived at the courthouse where Gonzalez was arraigned to support Arroyo's family.