BROOKLYN — A Bed-Stuy gang member was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 79-year-old bystander on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in 2011, the Brooklyn District Attorney announced Friday.
Breeze King, 22, shot at two rivals in broad daylight and ended up striking Andrew Burke in the neck while he was standing in front of a barbershop at 465 Lexington Ave. King was convicted of second-degree murder on Jan. 28.
“This defendant opened fire in the middle of a busy street in broad daylight, killing an innocent elderly man,” Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said in a statement.
“We will not allow gang members to settle their scores by shooting guns in our streets and the long sentence this defendant deservedly received shows our commitment to vigorously prosecute anyone who does.”
A witness came forward about a year after the shooting and identified King. Another witness who was jailed with King in Rikers Island also testified that King admitted his role in the shooting.
