NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A woman was charged after a stash of weapons and ammunition was found inside her Queens apartment, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Friday.
Dorothy Hirsch, 62, was indicted on nine counts of criminal possession of a weapon, eight counts of criminal possession of a firearm and a count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition.
District Attorney Katz said, "As alleged, the defendant was found in possession of a cache of illegal weapons. These deadly guns, which were recovered in an apartment that she alone owns and occupies, pose an inherent danger to countless nearby residents and the community at large."
At about 12:05 a.m. on June 2, law enforcement officials executed a Court-authorized search warrant at Hirsch's residence at 84th Road in Briarwood following an investigation into the April 30th murder of Zhiwen Yan in Forest Hills.
The search of the defendant's home resulted in the discovery of eight firearms stashed inside a closet.
The recovered items included: one .357 magnum revolver, one .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol, one .38 caliber revolver, one .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol, one .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol and three 9 mm semi-automatic pistols.
Hirsch does not have permits nor registration documentation to legally possess any of the weapons found.
Her late husband, who was prosecuted for gunning down Yan, was allegedly seen parking in front of the 84th Road residence immediately following the murder, authorities said.
Records indicate that Hirsch is the sole owner and occupier of the residence where the weapons were found.
Hirsch faces 15 years in prison, if convicted.
