Teen Gets to 24 Years to Life in Fatal Williamsburg Shooting

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, BROOKLYN — A man involved in a brutal shooting death of a 33-year-old Brooklyn man in Williamsburg last year was sentenced Friday to 24 years to life in prison, the Brooklyn District Attorney's office said.

Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement, "This defendant was part of a group that targeted an innocent man to rob and then needlessly and tragically took his life. This defendant has now been held accountable for the choices he made that night and we are determined to bring to justice his co-defendants, who are presently awaiting trial."

Tyheim Smith, an 18-year-old from Red Hook, was convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree attempted robbery following a jury trial last month.

The victim, Tyrone Woods, was shot in the head on April 27, 2015 at around 12:45 a.m. near South 9th Street and Bedford Avenue, according to trial testimony.

Woods got off the bus at Broadway and Marcy avenues and began walking home that night, carrying a shopping bag. He was walking through a pathway near 325 Roebling St. when Smith and three other men started following him for several blocks, planning to rob him, according to trial testimony.

They approached him at South 9th and Bedford avenues, took out a gun, forced him to the ground, and hit him in the back of the head with the gun. Then they fatally shot Woods in the head, dropped the gun, and fled.

Smith was arrested on May 14, 2015 in possession of a loaded weapon, according to the Brooklyn DA.

The other three co-defendants — Tylik Albright, 18; Malik Francis, 19; and Dominic Norris, 19 — are awaiting trial.

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