NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a man and wounding a second man inside of a crowded deli in Brooklyn, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday.
Marcus Worrell, 28, was sentenced on Monday. He was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon on Nov. 9, 2023, following a jury trial.
At approximately 8:20 p.m. on June 5, 2020, Worrell entered a deli located at 620 Livonia Ave. in East New York, and shot 28-year-old Evon Hillman and continued firing at him even after he fell to the ground, officials said.
Hillman died instantly, DA Gonzalez said. A second man, age 40, who was standing next to Hillman, was shot in the stomach and suffered massive internal damage.
Worrell then left the deli and robbed another man of his motorbike at gunpoint to escape.
He was arrested two months later, on Aug. 5, 2020, by the NYPD officials.
Hillman's fiancée gave birth to their son two months after the murder, authorities said.
"The defendant showed a complete indifference to human life when he callously opened fire inside of a crowded deli, repeatedly shooting and killing one man, a soon-to-be father, and shooting and severely wounding a second man. Today's sentence holds him accountable for his actions," DA Gonzalez said.
