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The victim was working and delivering packages in Woodhaven when Jahsheen Osbourne allegedly became enraged about the UPS truck blocking traffic and fired a single shot at the victim.
By Forum Staff
A Jamaica man has been arraigned on two indictments charging him with attempted murder, weapons charges and other crimes for allegedly shooting and seriously injuring a UPS driver in January, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday.
The victim was working and delivering packages in Woodhaven when Jahsheen Osbourne allegedly became enraged about the UPS truck blocking traffic and fired a single shot at the victim.
Osbourne, 19, was arraigned Thursday morning on the first indictment charging him with attempted murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree for the January shooting. Osbourne was ordered to return to court on Jan. 5.
According to the charges in the indictment related to the Jan. 14, 2020, shooting, the victim was in the process of dropping off packages around 3:30 in the afternoon. The worker was attempting to reverse and park the UPS truck when a driver in a white Mercedes began honking the car horn objecting to the truck preventing traffic from going forward.
The defendant, a passenger in the Mercedes, began to yell at him and a verbal dispute ensued. As the Mercedes maneuvered past the UPS truck, the defendant allegedly pulled out a black gun and fired a single shot.
Continuing, the DA said, the victim began to bleed from his stomach and lost consciousness. The man was taken to an area hospital and needed surgery to repair extensive internal damage.
If convicted, Osbourne faces up to 25 years in prison.
Osbourne is also charged in a second indictment related to an arrest early last month when police allegedly spotted the defendant with a gun. In this separate case, Osbourne is charged in a four-count indictment with criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degree and unlawful possession of marijuana.
According to the charges, around 5:40 p.m. on October 6, 2020, police saw the defendant park on a street near his residence and exit the vehicle. Earlier in the day, the officer saw the defendant post a video on social media waiving what appeared to be two separated firearms in the air. The officer spotted a bulge under the defendant’s pant leg. Police recovered a 9mm handgun allegedly from the defendant, who was then placed under arrest.
If convicted in this case, Osbourne faces up to 15 years in prison.
“Thankfully the victim in this case – a man who was simply doing his job – survived this senseless shooting. The defendant is accused of striking out with potentially deadly violence because a truck temporarily blocked traffic,” Katz said. “This is another example of how important it is to get illegal guns off our streets and away from those who would shoot without regard for human life. The defendant was apprehended last month when police spotted him allegedly armed with a gun. He now faces very serious charges for both the shooting and carrying an illegal firearm.”
