Woman Jailed For Killing DUMBO Neighbor As He Tried To Calm Fight

DUMBO, NY — A woman will spend 19 years to life behind bars for the fatal shooting of a DUMBO father who was trying calm an argument, prosecutors said

Cheyenne Wright, 29, was sentenced to prison Wednesday after she gunned down Luis Villot, 29, in front of the Farragut Houses in 2016, District Attorney Eric Adams announced.

"The defendant showed little regard for the safety of her neighbors or children who were out enjoying a warm summer day," Adams said in a statement. "This outrageous behavior not only claimed the life of a loving father, but left a gaping hole in a family and a community."

Wright, who lived in the housing projects, got into a fight with a group of women in front of 192 Sands St. at about 6:14 p.m. on June 15, 2016, prosecutors said. She left the scene, but returned with a gun and started to fire into a crowd of people.

Villot, who also lived in the Farragut Houses and knew Wright, stepped into to calm her down as she continued to shoot in the air, authorities said. She turned to leave again, but quickly spun around and shot Villot in the head.

The young father of four was declared brain dead and died three days later at New York Methodist Hospital.

Wright ditched the gun with her mother then fled the scene, but surrendered to police on June 21, 2016, prosecutors said. She was convicted of murder, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon by a jury earlier this month.

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