Brooklyn gang member pleads guilty to fatally shooting rival in the head

Captured on High Definition Video Surveillance; Will Be Sentenced to 20 Years to Life

February 9, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Avon Simmons. Photo courtesy of the Brooklyn DA’s Office

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Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced on Tuesday that a 24-year-old Brooklyn man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for fatally shooting a man in Flatbush. The defendant will be sentenced to 20 years to life in prison as a result of the plea.

“This defendant was caught on tape shooting and killing another man in broad daylight,” Thompson said. “He will now go to prison for a long time because we will not allow gang members like this to commit senseless violence on our streets.”

The DA identified the defendant as Avon Simmons, 24, of 2505 Bedford Ave. in Flatbush. He pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Martin Murphy, who indicated he will sentence the defendant to 20 years to life in prison on March 2, 2016.

The DA said that according to the investigation, on Aug. 13, 2014 at 8:30 a.m., the defendant fired multiple shots at Prinso Ulysse, 26, who was standing outside of 2149 Cortelyou Road in Flatbush. A bullet struck the side of the victim’s head and he suffered extensive hemorrhaging and swelling to the brain. He died in Kings County Hospital on Sept. 3, 2014.

The shooting was captured on high definition surveillance video that clearly showed the defendant stepping into the roadway, firing a gun at the victim, who was on the sidewalk, and then walking away. The defendant is a member of the G-Stone Crips gang and likely targeted the victim in retaliation for a past incident in which the defendant’s brother was shot.

— Courtesy of the Brooklyn DA’s Office