A 20-year-old gang member who injured two rivals in a drive-by shooting outside former Rep. Lee Zeldin's home on Long Island will be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Noah Green, a member of the No Fake Love gang, was accused in a broad daylight shooting outside Shirley's home in Zeldin on Oct. 9, 2022, in Suffolk County Court. It was announced that he was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Green fired at three rival gang members, hitting two of them in the chest.
Zeldin, a Republican who was in the midst of an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid, was not home when the shooting occurred. However, the 16-year-old twin daughters were inside the house doing their homework and ran to the bathroom when gunshots rang out.
“This was an act of gang-related violence that put innocent lives at risk,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. stated in the press release.
“The defendant's decision to open fire on a residential area, put two young girls in the house, and open fire shows a complete disregard for human life.”
Prosecutors said Green was driving a stolen car when he spotted three rival gang members walking on St. George Drive and fired several shots from his car, killing Joel Murphy and Elijah Robinson, both of whom were at the time. It hit a 17-year-old in the chest.
One of the two victims tried to avoid being shot as bullets were flying at him, jumped over a legislator's fence, knocked down a “Zeldin for Governor” sign, and crashed into the legislator's fence, officials said at the time. a source said.
Zeldin said security cameras showed three people on the property at the time.
“One was lying under the porch or under some bushes in front of the porch just a few feet away. A third person who wasn't shot was moving around the property up and down the porch. '', he said, adding that one of the bullets landed about 30 feet from where the girls were.
Both men survived, but Mr Murphy suffered a lacerated liver and Mr Robinson suffered an injury to his arm.
The then-18-year-old, who regularly posted photos and videos of his gang affiliation on social media, mocking and challenging rivals, bragged on stage after the shooting, prosecutors said. said.
After a foot pursuit, police arrested Green on October 31, 2022, and found the gun that prosecutors say was used in the shooting in his pants pocket.
Prosecutors said a weapon casing was wedged between the windshield and hood of the stolen vehicle.
The Shirley resident was later indicted along with 17 other defendants following an investigation into the No Fake Love gang for crimes including shootings and carjackings.
Greene pleaded guilty in September to attempted second-degree murder, gun possession and conspiracy charges.
