Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the sentencing of Mark Munoz, a Staten Island resident, to 15 years in prison for attempted murder. The incident occurred on June 26, 2023, when Munoz, who had previously argued with a male victim, followed a taxi and shot multiple rounds into it, hitting a pregnant woman. Fortunately, the taxi driver rushed her to a hospital where both she and her unborn child survived. The incident underscores the dangers of gun violence in urban areas and the commitment to justice for victims.
This was a terrifying and calculated act of violence carried out in the middle of the day on one of the city's busiest highways. The defendant showed a complete disregard for human life when he opened fire on a moving vehicle, striking a young pregnant woman and endangering countless others.
The taxi driver immediately drove to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where doctors in the trauma unit were able to save both the woman and her unborn child.
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