Man Indicted After Fatally Shooting 17-Year Old Friend Inside North Amityville Home: DA

NORTH AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — A North Amityville man has been indicted on manslaughter and weapons charges after allegedly shooting and killing his 17-year-old friend with an illegal, 3D- printed firearm, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said.

Bryan Ventura Ramirez, 20, was arraigned Monday on an indictment charging him with the death of Robin Moscoso Hernandez, who was fatally shot inside Ventura Ramirez’s family home on Oct. 18, according to prosecutors.

“In this disturbing case, a 20-year-old allegedly possessed an illegal gun and ended up shooting and killing his friend,” Tierney said. “Ghost guns and illegal firearms of any kind have no place in Suffolk County. My office continues the tireless work to keep illegal weapons off our streets.”

According to the DA’s office, Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call around 9 p.m. on Francine Avenue, where officers found Moscoso Hernandez lying in the hallway with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and pronounced dead around 11 p.m., prosecutors said.

A search of the home allegedly uncovered a handgun hidden under Ventura Ramirez’s bed, the DA said. Prosecutors said the weapon was a "ghost gun" made from a 3D printer and did not contain a serial number. A 9mm shell casing was found inside the gun that had failed to eject properly, and officers also recovered 16 rounds of 9mm ammunition inside a bag in the bedroom, according to the DA’s office.

Ventura Ramirez was arrested the night of the shooting, the DA said.

Prosecutors said a Suffolk County grand jury returned an indictment charging Ventura Ramirez with second-degree manslaughter, a Class C felony, criminal possession of a firearm (a Class E felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a class A misdemeanor).

He was arraigned on Nov. 17 and ordered by a judge to be held on $100,000 cash, $300,000 bond, or $1 million partially secured bond, according to the DA. After posting the $300,000 bond, the judge placed him on supervised release with GPS monitoring.

Ventura Ramirez is due back in court on Jan. 7, 2026, prosecutors said. If convicted of the top charge, he faces 5 to 15 years in prison, the DA said. He is represented by attorney Gregory Grizopolous.

"He's very of course, regarding the circumstances that led to the death of his best friend," Grizopolous said. He and his family send their thoughts and prayers to Robin's family, and this has been a very emotional and very traumatizing event for him as well, having watched his best friend be shot. We're trying to work through the investigation, figure out exactly what happened and what led to this."