15-Year-Old Gets 13 To Life For Gunning 2 Men Down In Westchester Park

YONKERS, NY — A 15-year-old who gunned down two men in a Westchester park will be entering middle age by the time he leaves prison.

Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that the teenage Stratford, Connecticut resident was sentenced on Thursday to 13 years to life in state prison for murdering Daquan Glenn in Doyle Park last year.

One month before Glenn's slaying, the defendant, who was then 14 years old, attempted to kill someone else by firing a loaded gun at them.

In issuing the sentence, the judge denied youthful offender status to the defendant.

"The defendant's lethal spree is all the more shocking given his age at the time of these offenses," Cacace said. "More and more, we are seeing young offenders embrace merciless violence as a way of settling scores. This plague upon our communities must be addressed with every tool at our disposal, including policing, community investment and legislative reform. I will work with my partners across local and state government to stem this tide."

Around 5 p.m. on Aug. 26, 2024, the teen shot two victims at Doyle Park, in Yonkers. Daquan Glenn, 29, received multiple gunshot wounds, including to the head. He was later pronounced dead at Saint Joseph's Medical Center.

The second victim was discovered a short distance away with a gunshot wound to the leg. He survived.