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Dorothy Hirsch, 62, was indicted Thursday by a Queens County grand jury.
By Forum Staff
A Briarwood woman has been indicted after eight illegal weapons—six of them semi-automatic—as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition were allegedly found inside her 84th Road apartment, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday.
Dorothy Hirsch, 62, was indicted Thursday on nine counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, eight counts of criminal possession of a firearm and one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition.
According to the charges, at approximately 12:05 a.m., on June 2, law enforcement officials executed a court-authorized search warrant on Hirsch’s place of residence pursuant to an investigation into the April 30 murder of Zhiwen Yan in Forest Hills. Dorothy Hirsch’s late husband, Glenn Hirsch, 51, who was prosecuted for gunning down the victim, was allegedly seen parking in front of the 84th Road residence immediately following the murder. Records indicate that Dorothy Hirsch is the sole owner and occupier of the residence where the weapons were found.
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The victim, Zhiwen Yan, worked at the Great Wall Chinese Restaurant on Queens Boulevard.
The search of the defendant’s home resulted in the discovery of eight firearms stashed inside a closet.
The recovered items included: one .357 magnum revolver, one .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, one .38-caliber revolver, one .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol, one .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol and three 9mm semi-automatic pistols. The defendant does not have permits nor registration documentation to legally possess any of the weapons found.
“These deadly guns, which were recovered in an apartment that she alone owns and occupies, pose an inherent danger to countless nearby residents and the community at large,” said DA Katz.
If convicted, Hirsch faces 15 years in prison.
Glenn Hirsch died last month of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
