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McNish allegedly shot Lewis on 36th Street near 14th Avenue in Astoria.
By Forum Staff
A 19-year-old Long Island City man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a Astoria resident in the afternoon hours of December 2, 2017.
“The senseless killing of this young man is another example A why my office remains vigilant in the fight to rid the streets of Queens County of illegal firearms. The defendant showed no respect for human life when he viciously shot a 20-year-old man who had a long life ahead of him. He will be vigorously prosecuted.”
The defendant is identified as Javyn McNish, 19, of 21st Street in Long Island City.
McNish was arraigned this week in Queens Criminal Court before Judge Danielle Hartman on charges of second-degree murder and two-counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Judge Hartman held the defendant without bail and ordered him to return to court on December 18, 2017.
If convicted, the defendant faces up to 25 years to life in prison.
According to the charges, at approximately 4:10 pm on Saturday, December 2, 2017, in front of 14-01 36th Avenue, McNish, who is also identified on video surveillance, fatally shot the victim, Jarrel Lewis, 20, of Astoria, twice in the torso and once in the hand.
