Crime & Safety
Man Sentenced After MTA Bus Shooting In Jamaica Leaves 2 Injured: DA
Melvin Adams was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting two passengers aboard a bus after missing his intended target, Katz said.
QUEENS — A Bronx man was sentenced to prison for a 2021 shooting that left two MTA bus passengers injured in Jamaica, prosecutors said.
Melvin Adams, 45, will serve 20 years in prison for shooting two passengers aboard a bus after missing his intended target, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Friday.
The shooting unfolded Aug. 5, 2021 along Jamaica Avenue near 148th Street, prosecutors said.
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The Bronx man fired several shots aimed at the back of a 25-year-old pedestrian who he didn’t know, but missed and instead shot an MTA Q8 bus around 9 a.m., Katz said.
A bullet pierced through the windshield of the bus and struck two men, 66 and 20 years of age, who were then treated at a nearby hospital, prosecutors said.
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The 66-year-old was grazed by the bullet and was treated for a laceration to his shoulders, while the 20-year-old required orthopedic surgery to remove bullet fragments and a repair to his arm with a 10-inch metal plate and screws, the district attorney said.
Police arrested Adams minutes after the shooting, where they recovered the loaded .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun used in the shooting, Katz said.
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