By Forum Staff
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Thursday that an FDNY emergency medical technician has been indicted for the fatal gunpoint robbery of 22-year-old Kyle Griffin in April 2021 in Astoria.
Jordan Hannah, 26, of Rockaway Beach, was arraigned on Thursday on a 22-count indictment charging him with three counts of murder in the first degree, four counts of murder in the second degree, two counts of robbery in the first degree, four counts of attempted robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, two counts of attempted robbery in the second degree, four counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and two counts of tampering with physical evidence.
According to the charges, on April 18, 2021, at approximately 10 p.m., Griffin was sitting in his white Range Rover while parked in front of 40-13 30th Avenue in Astoria. He had just left a nearby lounge with friends.
A short time later, a Jeep Grand Cherokee pulled over next to the victim’s car, preventing him from leaving.
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The victim later died at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
At the same time, the defendant and an unapprehended accomplice approached Griffin’s car, opened the rear passenger door and climbed inside. The defendant and his accomplice each displayed a firearm, and one stated in sum and substance: “Give us everything you have.”
Griffin, while seated in the driver’s seat, attempted to drive away and was shot twice in the torso. The defendant and his accomplices then immediately fled the scene.
Griffin was later pronounced dead at Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Two spent shell casings were recovered at the scene and two loaded pistols, one a black .380-caliber Smith & Wesson pistol and one black 9 mm Glock pistol, were recovered a few blocks away.
“The defendant, now an FDNY EMT, thought he got away with murder after allegedly shooting and killing a young man he tried to rob four years ago. This seemingly targeted robbery will not go unanswered because my office never gives up on our victims,” Katz said.
If convicted of the top charge, Hannah faces a potential maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
