Woman Charged With Murder of DUMBO Father Luis Villot

Pictured: Luis Villot. Photos via GoFundMe

DUMBO, BROOKLYN — A woman has been arrested and charged by police with the murder of DUMBO father Luis Villot, the NYPD announced Wednesday.

Cheyenne Wright, 29, was charged with murder and reckless endangerment, police said.

Wright is a resident of the Farragut Houses in Dumbo, as was Villot, according to the NYPD.

On June 15, Villot, a father of four, was shot dead outside 192 Sands St., according to police.

According to reports and the NYPD, Villot had been standing outside the building with a group of people when an armed woman approached, argued with members of the crowd, and then fired at them.

Villot's sister told the New York Daily News that Villot knew the shooter, and was trying to intervene in the altercation when he was shot, possibly by accident.

Wright had yet to be arraigned as of Thursday morning, according to city records.

An online GoFundMe campaign set up by a friend of Villot had raised more than $13,400 by Thursday morning.