"A 52-year-old man from East New York will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for carrying out two separate, execution-style shootings that left three people dead in broad daylight. Charles Hernandez was convicted in May of first-degree murder and multiple related charges in connection with a pair of targeted killings that took place just one week apart in June 2020."
"Just after noon on June 27, 2020, he approached 39-year-old Stephanie Perkins and 23-year-old Chioke Thompson as they sat on the stoop of Perkins' home on Van Siclen Street. Disguised in a blonde wig and long coat, he opened fire with a high-capacity rifle, killing both victims instantly. He then stepped over their bodies and entered the home, firing multiple additional rounds before escaping the scene."
Charles Hernandez, 52, received life in prison without parole for committing two separate execution-style shootings in East New York that killed three people in June 2020. He was convicted in May of first-degree murder and related charges for the targeted killings that occurred one week apart. On June 20, Kenneth Singleton was shot multiple times in the head while washing his car outside his home. On June 27, Hernandez, disguised in a blonde wig and long coat, fatally shot Stephanie Perkins and Chioke Thompson on a stoop and fired additional rounds inside the home. Prosecutors said the victims were targeted due to ties to a man with whom Hernandez had a longstanding dispute. Hernandez was apprehended on July 9, 2020, in West Virginia by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force with assistance from state and local authorities.
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