Photo Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York
The gun Alonzo Shipp used in the July 2018 shooting in South Jamaica.
By Forum Staff
After deliberating for just 30 minutes, a federal jury in Brooklyn recently returned a guilty verdict against a Virginia man for a 2018 shooting in South Jamaica that saw the victim survive, prosecutors announced.
Alonzo Shipp, 33, was officially convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in connection with the incident.
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York
According to prosecutors, the evidence at trial established that Shipp, also known as “Pump,” shot the victim in the abdomen.
According to prosecutors, the evidence at trial established that in the early morning hours of July 20, 2018, Shipp, also known as “Pump,” shot the victim in the abdomen. The victim collapsed two blocks away and called 911. Shipp followed the victim and stood over him, holding his gun as the victim begged for his life. While on the line with the 911 operator, the victim spoke directly to Shipp, stating: “I don’t want to die, Pump. Please, I don’t want to die, Pump.” Shipp’s gun jammed, and he fled tossing the gun in a dumpster. Later that morning, a civilian found the gun and contacted the NYPD. Police officers recovered the gun, and NYPD ballistics examiners determined that a shell casing found where the victim was shot was consistent with being fired from the gun found in the dumpster. A search of Shipp’s Facebook account revealed a message in which he admitted to a friend that he was on the run because of the shooting at the location where the victim was found.
“A convicted felon armed with a gun is a fraught combination that oftentimes results in someone getting shot and that is precisely what happened in this case,” said Acting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme. “Today’s verdict is yet another reminder as to why this Office remains focused on prosecuting violent armed offenders who seem to think that they can shoot victims on our streets with impunity.”
When sentenced, Shipp faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment on each count.
