On the evening of July 3, 2020, a verbal argument on the front lawn of a home on Oakland Avenue in Yonkers escalated into deadly violence. Fifty-four-year-old Leslie Hirschorn was shot in the neck during a struggle after her brother, Jeffrey Hirschorn, produced a .38 caliber revolver. Leslie died of her injuries despite emergency response, and Jeffrey remained at the scene and was taken into custody by the Yonkers Police Department.

Jeffrey was initially charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter with the defense of extreme emotional distress, and the court heard that the family had suffered recent tragedies, including the death of another brother from COVID-19 and Jeffrey’s history of mental illness. At sentencing, the siblings’ elderly mother pleaded for leniency. Jeffrey Hirschorn was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for Leslie’s death.

If anyone knew Leslie or witnessed the events on Oakland Avenue that night, please share what you remember.