Sunset Park man sentenced to 15 years to life for fatal shooting
Man dropped off victim at this home, then returned hours later and shot him
On Wednesday, a Sunset Park man was sentenced for fatally shooting a man twice in the face. Sam Chen, 44, was given 15 years’ to life imprisonment after a hearing presided over by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice.
Chen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on June 9, 2022.
According to the investigation and trial, on June 26, 2019, around 8 a.m., Chen was captured on video driving a Nissan NV3 on 51st street near 7th Ave. in Sunset Park. The victim, who was identified as Dal Li, 46, got out of the car with Chen and entered the hotel. Chen was seen on camera footage leaving the hotel wearing a surgical mask shortly afterward.
At around 12:45 p.m., Chen was seen returning to the hotel and leaving once again. He was wearing the surgical mask.