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Long Island Man Sentenced For Fatal 2018 Shooting Of 30-Year-Old
A Long Island man has been sentenced for the 2018 murder of a 30-year-old.
On Oct. 19, 2018, at approximately 10:55 a.m., victim Demetrius Winfield was exiting his vehicle, on break from his job, in front of a home on Wellesley Street in Hempstead, the Nassau County District Attorney's Office said.
Winfield and a friend were then shot by Jamik Cannon, age 28, of Hempstead, and his co-conspirator Brian Marshall-Gibson, according to authorities, who said that Cannon and Marshall-Gibson fired at least 15 shots in 14 seconds.
Winfield was shot in the face, chest, and groin and was pronounced d…
Long Island Man Convicted in Fatal 2018 Shooting
A Long Island man has been convicted of murdering a 30-year-old acquaintance in a 2018 daytime shooting, the District Attorney announced.
Following a nearly two-week trial, Jamik Cannon, age 28, of Hempstead, was convicted by a jury for his role in the fatal shooting of Demetrius Winfield in October 2018.
Specifically, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Cannon was found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Cannon’s trial began on Monday, May 3, and the conviction was announced on Friday, May 14.
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27-Year-Old Killed, Three Hospitalized In Single-Vehicle Long Island Crash
One person was killed and three others were hospitalized in a single-vehicle Long Island crash.
It happened around 8:30 p.m. on Monday, March 29 on the westbound Southern State Parkway in Hempstead, between exits 18 and 17.
An investigation revealed the vehicle involved was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver tried to change lanes but lost control, according to state police.
The driver struck the center median guide rail and trees, then rolled back into the roadway, coming to a rest in the left lane, police said.
The driver, Jeffrey Laroche, age 27, of Springfiel…
Long Island Man Admits To Murder, Attempted Murder Charges
A Long Island man faces life in prison after admitting to fatally shooting a man and attempting to murder a second person during a midday incident in 2018.
South Floral Park resident Brian Marshall-Gibson, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon after an incident in Hempstead two years ago, District Attorney Madeline Singas announced.
Singas said that at approximately 10:54 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2018, Marshall-Gibson’s victim, Demetrius Winfield, was with a friend, a local cab driver on break, in front of a home on Wellesley Street.
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