NEW YORK – The killer allegedly behind what prosecutors call a “failed” attack on a group of men sitting in a parked car nearly three years ago pleaded guilty to firing the fatal shot that killed his. alleged accomplice.
Queens officials said Nazieer Basir pleaded guilty in court Thursday for the murder of Royhessney Sintjago on 7 December 2020. The 22-year-old was shot dead to the head in an attack that went awry.
Prosecutors said Basir and three others, including Sintjago, approached “a group of rivals” in Ozone Park. The group inside the car left and Sintjago reportedly chased them on foot.
Basir fired a couple of shots, one of which hit Sintjago in the head, according to authorities. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in front of a Queens judge this week.
“This case is as scary as it is completely insane. Pleading guilty, the defendant assumed responsibility for killing an accomplice in a failed attack on a group of rivals, “District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
Basir faces up to 17 years in prison during his sentencing hearing next month.
