On the night of December 15, 2022, Johnny Gaston, 32, and his 27-year-old brother went to Osborne Place in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx intending to buy marijuana. They were confronted by five men who arrived in a Dodge Durango and attempted to rob them. Around 10:02 p.m. shots were fired as both brothers tried to flee; Johnny was struck in the head and found on the ground in front of 189 Burnside Avenue. He was taken to St.

Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead. His brother survived a gunshot wound to the groin and was listed in stable condition. The NYPD identified five suspects from surveillance and made arrests in January and May 2023, charging at least two men with murder, attempted murder, robbery, and weapons offenses. The prosecution was later moved to federal court, where at least one defendant was convicted and sentenced to 27 years in prison; cases against the remaining co-defendants were still pending as of the last available update.

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