"A Kew Gardens retiree, who shot and killed a would-be robber near his home in May 2023, was sentenced to four years in prison on Jan. 14, not for the fatal shooting, but for the arsenal of illegal assault weapons and other unlicensed and unregistered firearms that were discovered in his apartment during the investigation, according to the Queens District Attorney's Office."
"According to the criminal complaint, Foehner was near the driveway to the parking garage of an apartment building at 123-20 82nd Ave. just after 2 a.m. when 32-year-old Cody Gonzalez of 82nd Road, approached him, pulled out a sharp object and lunged at Foehner in an attempt to rob him. Foehner pulled out a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and fired at Gonzalez multiple times."
A 67-year-old Kew Gardens retiree was sentenced to four years in prison for possessing an arsenal of illegal assault weapons and unlicensed firearms discovered during a May 2023 investigation. The retiree pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree on Nov. 20 and was sentenced on Jan. 14. The fatal shooting occurred after a 32-year-old man allegedly approached the retiree near an apartment parking garage, pulled a sharp object and lunged at him. The retiree fired a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver; the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A search of the retiree's residence recovered 26 unlicensed weapons, 13,000 rounds of ammunition, 152 large-capacity feeding devices and bulletproof vests; four firearms were determined to be assault weapons. The Queens District Attorney declined to charge the retiree for the fatal shooting.
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