Murder Charges For LI Man After Fatal Shooting: DA

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — A Central Islip man is being charged with murder for allegedly shooting and killing another man after a verbal altercation, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney.

Jeremias Anaribamoran, 47, of Central Islip, has been indicted for second-degree murder and weapon possession for allegedly fatally shooting 40-year-old Gustavo Godinez-Carcamo in March, the DA said.

"What allegedly began as a social gathering escalated to violence, resulting in the tragic and unnecessary loss of life," Tierney said. "Our office is committed to seeking justice for the victim and his loved ones, and to holding accountable those who commit violent crimes in our community."

According to the DA, on March 15, just before midnight, Anaribamoran and Godinez-Carcamo got into a verbal altercation while sitting in the back seat of a vehicle parked in front of the victim’s Central Islip home after a day of drinking with two other people. The confrontation escalated to deadly violence after Anaribamoran allegedly pulled out a 9 mm pistol and shot Godinez-Carcamo three times, who then fled to his home on foot, which was less than half a mile away, the DA said.

When Suffolk County Police officers arrived at the scene, they attempted to render lifesaving measures on Godinez-Carcamo who quickly lost consciousness, the DA said. Central Islip Volunteer Ambulance Company EMS personnel also tried to save his life and transported Godinez-Carcamo to South Shore Hospital where he was pronounced dead, the DA said.

An autopsy later revealed that Godinez-Carcamo suffered multiple perforating gunshot wounds of his torso and right arm, the DA said. Investigators searched Central Islip for video surveillance of the shooting, conducted numerous witness interviews and were able to identify Anaribamoran, the DA said.

On March 18, Suffolk Police Homicide Squad detectives arrested Anaribamoran during the early morning after surveilling his home for hours, the DA said.

While in custody, Anaribamoran, a Honduran national, allegedly confessed to committing the murder to two Spanish speaking homicide detectives, the DA said. He also consented to have homicide detectives at his home and identified the clothing he was wearing when he committed the murder and provided the murder weapon which he had discarded in his trash, the DA said.

On March 27, Anaribamoran was arraigned before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis for second-degree murder, a Class A felony and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Class C felonies, the DA said.

Wilutis ordered Anaribamoran remanded during the pendency of the case. Anaribamoran is due back in court on April 25 and faces 40 years to life in prison, the DA said.

He is being represented by Katherine Fernandez who was not immediately available for comment.