Posts Tagged ‘SHOOTING’
GRANDMOTHER CONVICTED IN DEATH OF DAUGHTER’S BOYFRIEND
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Suzette Olin was convicted of manslaughter for her role in the death of Shaka Ifil, her daughter’s boyfriend and the father of her daughter’s newborn. Ifil was shot once in the back while in his Woodhaven home. District Attorney Katz said: “The jury convicted this defendant in the…
Read MoreFAR ROCKAWAY RESIDENT CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN SHOOTING DEATH OF A MAN FOLLOWING A STREET FIGHT
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Joaquin Bullock has been convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping and other crimes in the death of a fellow Far Rockaway resident. The defendant argued with the victim before fatally shooting him in the chest in 2018. District Attorney Katz said, “Gun violence has taken too many lives in…
Read MoreBROOKLYN MAN SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN 2021 ST. ALBANS SHOOTING DEATH
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Rayshawn Cherry, 28, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the shooting death of a man in St. Albans, Queens. The victim was gunned down following a foot chase upon leaving the home of the defendant’s girlfriend on June 11, 2021. District Attorney Katz said,…
Read MoreMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER IN SHOOTING DEATH OF FEMALE FRIEND
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Tariek Sykes, 34, has been charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly shooting his female friend in broad daylight on the street in Richmond Hill. The August 1, 2022 shooting took place following a verbal dispute between the defendant and the victim. District…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON AFTER MANSLAUGHTER PLEA FOR 2020 SHOOTING THAT KILLED ONE AND INJURED TWO OTHERS
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Lawayne Smalls, of Far Rockaway, Queens, was sentenced today to 23 years in prison. The defendant pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter in the first degree for a shooting on September 8, 2020, that killed one man and injured two others. District Attorney Katz said, “The defendant…
Read MoreQUEENS MAN INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES FOR DEADLY SHOOTING OF ELMONT MAN
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Edson Giron-Figueroa, 19, has been indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murder, criminal possession of a weapon charges in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man from Elmont, Queens, on July 24, 2021. District Attorney Katz said, “This defendant first attempted to…
Read MoreQUEENS RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN 2019 SHOOTING DEATH OF MAN RUNNING AWAY FROM DEFENDANT
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Keanu Suckoo, 21, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of a 27-year-old man. The victim was gunned down as he ran down the street in Jamaica, Queens in March 2019. District Attorney Katz said, “The defendant in this case has now admitted to shooting…
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